Scientific Classification of Water Spinach and Cereus
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Caryophyllales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Selenicereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Ipomoeeae
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
Not Available
Cactoideae
Number of Species
Not Available
Water Spinach and Cereus Kingdom
The scientific classification of Water Spinach and Cereus 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. Water Spinach and Cereus kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Water Spinach and Cereus Family
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Water Spinach and Cereus family is a major factor of Water Spinach and Cereus 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. Water Spinach belongs to the family Convolvulaceae and Cereus belongs to the family Cactaceae.
Water Spinach and Cereus Genus and Other Classification
While comparing scientific classification, Water Spinach and Cereus genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Water Spinach and Cereus, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ipomoea and other plant's genus is Selenicereus. Water Spinach tribe is Ipomoeeae and Cereus tribe is Hylocereeae. Water Spinach clade is Angiosperms, Asterids and Eudicots and order is Solanales whereas Cereus clade is Angiosperms, Core eudicots and Eudicots and order is Caryophyllales. Every plant have subfamilies. Water Spinach subfamilies are, Not Available and Cereus subfamilies are Cactoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Water Spinach and Cereus and other products also.