NEET Botany Question (2026) — Solution

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According to the universal rules of binomial nomenclature, the first word in a biological name represents the genus, while the second component denotes the specific epithet. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. They are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or 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. Answer: The first word in the biological name represents the specific epithet, while the second component denotes the genus.