What is the BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE?
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BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
Binomial nomenclature was first developed by Carolus
Linnaeus in 1751 (Philosphica Botanica). All scientific
names for animals under binomial nomenclature were given
by Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his book Systema
Naturae (1758). Linnaeus named plants according to
binomial nomenclature in his book Species Plantarum ( 1753).
Binomial nomenclature is the system of providing distinct
and appropriate names to organisms, each consisting of two
words, first generic name (i.e., name of genus) and second
specific epithet (i.e., name of species).
e.g., scientific name of mango is written as Mangifera indica.
In this name, Mangifera represents the genus and indica is a
particular species or specific epithet.