Question

disadvantages of binomial nomenclature

Answer 1

The usefulness of botanical names is limited by the fact that taxonomic groups are not fixed in size; a taxon may have a varying circumscription.The group of a particular botanical name refers to can be quite small according to some people and quite big according to others. This will depend on taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.

E.g: The traditional view of the family Malvaceae includes over a thousand species, but in some modern approaches it contains over four thousand species.

Some botanical names refer to groups that are very stable (for example Equisetaceae, Magnoliaceae) while for other names a careful check is needed to see which circumscription is being used (for example Fabaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Urticaceae, etc.).Latin names are also difficult to memorize. For these reasons, some organizations and government agencies are attempting to create a list of official names based on the country’s native or official language.They are long and hard to learn.To ordinary people they are unfamiliar and, being in Latin or in Latinized Greek meaningless.

Answer 2

Welcome students,

◆ Binomial nomenclature -

• Binomial nomenclature is the system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism, the first one indicating the genus and the second the specific epithet.

# Disadvantages of binomial nomenclature -

1. Binomial names are difficult to remember.
2. They are long & hard to learn for common people.
3. Sometimes taxonomical groups are not fixed in size.

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