NEET 2019 Biology question

Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus

(1)Mangifera indica Car. Linn.
(2)Mangifera indica Linn.Correct
(3)Mangifera indica
(4)Mangifera Indica

Answer: (2)

Solution

In binomial nomenclature the genus name starts with a capital letter and the species epithet with a small letter, both italicised (or underlined separately when handwritten), and the author's name is written in abbreviated form after the species name.

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Question ID VK-092518