why mango is called Mangifera indica
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Mangifera indica (MI), also known as mango, aam, it has been an important herb in the Ayurvedic and indigenous medical systems for over 4000 years. Mangoes belong to genus Mangifera which consists of about 30 species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae.
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Botanical names or scientific names are written according to a system of nomenclature called binomial nomenclature. In this system the name consists of two terms. The first one is the generic name and the second one is the specific epithet. Scientific names have Latin origin and written in italics. When handwritten the two terms are separately underlined.
For eg. Magnifera indica is the scientific name for mango in which magnifera is the generic name and indica is the specific epithet.
Other examples are Mimosa pudica is the botanical name for touch me not.