Scientific Classification of Taro and Chinese Chestnut
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Colocasiodeae
Gloxinieae
Subfamily
Aroideae
Cassidinae
Number of Species
Not Available
Taro and Chinese Chestnut Kingdom
The scientific classification of Taro and Chinese Chestnut 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. Taro and Chinese Chestnut kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Taro and Chinese Chestnut Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Taro and Chinese Chestnut family is a major factor of Taro and Chinese Chestnut 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. Taro belongs to the family Araceae and Chinese Chestnut belongs to the family Fagaceae.
Taro and Chinese Chestnut Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Taro and Chinese Chestnut genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Taro and Chinese Chestnut, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Alocasia and other plant's genus is Castanea. Taro tribe is Colocasiodeae and Chinese Chestnut tribe is Gloxinieae. Taro clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Chinese Chestnut clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Fagales. Every plant have subfamilies. Taro subfamilies are, Aroideae and Chinese Chestnut subfamilies are Cassidinae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Taro and Chinese Chestnut and other products also.
