Q.

Select the correctly represented scientific name of mango.

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a

Mangifera indica Linn.

b

Mangifera indica linn.

c

Mangifera indica Linn.

d

MANGIFERA INDICA LINN.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Both the words in a biological name are 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. It can be illustrated with the example of Mangifera indica. Name of the author appears after the specific epithet, i.e., at the end of the biological name and is written in an abbreviated form, e.g., Mangifera indica Linn. It indicates that this species was first described by Linnaeus. 

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