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