NEET Biology question

Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.

(A)*Mangifera Indica*
(B)*Mangifera indica* Car. Linn.
(C)*Mangifera indica* Linn.Correct
(D)*Mangifera indica*, Linnaeus

Answer: (C)

Solution

A correctly written scientific name has the genus capitalised and the specific epithet in lower case, both italicised, optionally followed by an abbreviated author citation — "Linn." being the standard abbreviation for Linnaeus, who first described the mango.

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