why vernacular names are inconvenient to use?
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Answer:
Because vernacular names of all loving species vary from place to place and country to country, thus it won't be easy for a foreigner to understand the vernacular name of species thus will struggle to identify thus vernacular names t not suitable
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i. Vernacular names are not universal.
ii. Same organisms are known by different names in different states.
iii. For example, Ipomoea batatas is recognised by various names like Sweet potato (in English); Shakarkand (in Hindi); Meetha Alu (in Assamese and Bengali); Kandmul (in Telugu); Ratalu (in Marathi) and Jenasu (in Kannada), etc.
iv. Also, single vernacular names are used for several species.
v. The name 'lily' is used to describe many bulbous flowering plants like - waterlily, spider lily, etc.
Thus, vernacular names create confusion.