Scientific Classification of Taro and Moonlight cactus

Taro and Moonlight cactus Kingdom

The scientific classification of Taro and Moonlight cactus 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 Moonlight cactus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.

Taro and Moonlight cactus Family

Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Taro and Moonlight cactus family is a major factor of Taro and Moonlight cactus 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 Moonlight cactus belongs to the family Cactaceae.

Taro and Moonlight cactus Genus and Other Classification

While comparing scientific classification, Taro and Moonlight cactus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Taro and Moonlight cactus, 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 Selenicereus. Taro tribe is Colocasiodeae and Moonlight cactus tribe is Hylocereeae. Taro clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Arales whereas Moonlight cactus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Taro subfamilies are, Aroideae and Moonlight cactus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Taro and Moonlight cactus and other products also.