The scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Cymbidium Orchid 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. Tree-of-Heaven and Cymbidium Orchid kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Tree-of-Heaven and Cymbidium Orchid family is a major factor of Tree-of-Heaven and Cymbidium Orchid 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. Tree-of-Heaven belongs to the family Simaroubaceae and Cymbidium Orchid belongs to the family Orchidaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Tree-of-Heaven and Cymbidium Orchid genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Tree-of-Heaven and Cymbidium Orchid, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ailanthus and other plant's genus is Cymbidium. Tree-of-Heaven tribe is Not Available and Cymbidium Orchid tribe is Cymbidieae. Tree-of-Heaven clade is Angiosperms, Eudicots and Rosids and order is Sapindales whereas Cymbidium Orchid clade is Angiosperms and Monocots and order is Orchidales. Every plant have subfamilies. Tree-of-Heaven subfamilies are, Not Available and Cymbidium Orchid subfamilies are Epidendroideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Tree-of-Heaven and Cymbidium Orchid and other products also.