Question

Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus :
(1) Mangife.ra indica Car. Linn.
(2) Mangifera indica Linn.
(3) Mangifera indica
(4) Mangifera Indica

Answer 1

the answer is 4 mangifera indica

Answer 2

(2)

Scientific name of mango :

• Mangifera indica Linn.

• the first word represents genus and should be written with the first intial in capital letter.

• followed word represents species and first intial should be written in small letter.

• followed by the intials of scientist who described scientific name as carlous Linnaeus described scientific name of mango represented by Linn in scientic name.