The scientific classification of Shell Ginger and Elephant Ear includes the entire classification chart that includes kingdom, family, clade, tribe etc. A kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank. A taxonomic rank is the level that a living organisms are placed in hierarchical level of arrangement of life forms. All the living organisms are divided into kingdoms. Plant kingdom is a main classification of living organisms that include all plants. There are six kingdoms which are: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Aschaea/Archaeabacteria and Bacteria Eubacteria. Shell Ginger and Elephant Ear kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Shell Ginger and Elephant Ear family is a major factor of Shell Ginger and Elephant Ear Scientific Classification. Plant family helps you narrow the search of your plants. It also gives you idea about, how the plant looks, how the seed will be like etc. These two plant families can be different or same. Shell Ginger belongs to the family Zingiberaceae and Elephant Ear belongs to the family Araceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Shell Ginger and Elephant Ear genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Shell Ginger and Elephant Ear, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Alpinia and other plant's genus is Alocasia. Shell Ginger tribe is Alpinieae and Elephant Ear tribe is Colocasiodeae. Shell Ginger clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Zingiberales whereas Elephant Ear clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Alismatales. Every plant have subfamilies. Shell Ginger subfamilies are, Alpinioideae and Elephant Ear subfamilies are Aroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Shell Ginger and Elephant Ear and other products also.