the specific epithet of the scientific name Magnifera indica and solanum nigrum are
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indica and nigrum are the specific epithet
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In Mangifera Indica , Indica is specific epithet.
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In Solanum Nigrum , Nigrum is specific epithet.
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- Each biological name has two components - the Generic name and the specific epithet.
- This system of providing a name with two components is called Binomial nomenclature.
Other universal rules of nomenclature are as follows :-
- Biological names are generally in Latin and written in Italics.
- The first word in biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
- Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin.
- The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
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