The scientific classification of Smokebush and Buddha's Belly Bamboo 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. Smokebush and Buddha's Belly Bamboo kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Smokebush and Buddha's Belly Bamboo family is a major factor of Smokebush and Buddha's Belly Bamboo 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. Smokebush belongs to the family Anacardiaceae and Buddha's Belly Bamboo belongs to the family Poaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Smokebush and Buddha's Belly Bamboo genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Smokebush and Buddha's Belly Bamboo, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Cotinus and other plant's genus is Bambusa. Smokebush tribe is Rhoeae and Buddha's Belly Bamboo tribe is Bambuseae. Smokebush clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Buddha's Belly Bamboo clade is Angiosperms, Commelinids and Monocots and order is Poales. Every plant have subfamilies. Smokebush subfamilies are, Anacardioideae and Buddha's Belly Bamboo subfamilies are Bambusoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Smokebush and Buddha's Belly Bamboo and other products also.