The scientific classification of Sourwood and Black Tupelo 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. Sourwood and Black Tupelo kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Black Tupelo family is a major factor of Sourwood and Black Tupelo 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. Sourwood belongs to the family Ericaceae and Black Tupelo belongs to the family Nyssaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Black Tupelo genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Black Tupelo, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Oxydendrum and other plant's genus is Nyssa. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Black Tupelo tribe is Bombini. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Black Tupelo clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Cornales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Black Tupelo subfamilies are Nyssoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Black Tupelo and other products also.