Scientific Classification of Sourwood and Cereus
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Tracheophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Ericales
  
Caryophyllales
  
Family
Ericaceae
  
Cactaceae
  
Genus
Oxydendrum
  
Selenicereus
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Oxydendreae
  
Hylocereeae
  
Subfamily
Vaccinioideae
  
Cactoideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Sourwood and Cereus Kingdom
The scientific classification of Sourwood and Cereus 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 Cereus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Sourwood and Cereus Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Cereus family is a major factor of Sourwood and Cereus 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 Cereus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
Sourwood and Cereus Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Cereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Cereus, 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 Selenicereus. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Cereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Cereus and other products also.