The scientific classification of Sourwood and Malabar nut 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 Malabar nut kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Sourwood and Malabar nut family is a major factor of Sourwood and Malabar nut 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 Malabar nut belongs to the family Acanthaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Sourwood and Malabar nut genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Sourwood and Malabar nut, 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 Justicia. Sourwood tribe is Oxydendreae and Malabar nut tribe is Justicieae. Sourwood clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Ericales whereas Malabar nut clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Scrophulariales. Every plant have subfamilies. Sourwood subfamilies are, Vaccinioideae and Malabar nut subfamilies are Acanthoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Sourwood and Malabar nut and other products also.