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NEET 2019
Exam
NEET
Year
2019
Subject
Botany
Chapter
The Living World

NEET 2019 · Botany · The Living World

Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was...

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

Options

  1. AMangifera indica Car. Linn.
  2. BMangifera indica Linn.
  3. CMangifera indica
  4. DMangifera Indica

Correct answer

B. Mangifera indica Linn.

Step-by-step solution

The binomial nomenclature was first implemented by Carl Linnaeus, every organism is described by the scientific name comprised of the two names, genus, and species name. The genus name is capitalized and the rest of the letters are small and italicized. So, the correct answer is 'Mangifera indica Linn.'
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