Question

Given below is the scientific name of Mango. Identify the correctly written name. Mangifera Indica or Mangifera indica?

Answer 1

Hint: The binomial system of nomenclature is structured in such a way that the scientific name of a plant or animal contains two names one is generic name and other is species name.

Complete answer:
There are several rules to write down the scientific name. These rules should be followed to write the scientific name of any creature that consists of genus and species name.

Genus Name: The genus name is written first and it is always written in italics or in underlined manner. The first letter of the genus name is always written in capital letters. Genus is a taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family. Example- Mangifera or Mangifera.

Species Name: The name of the species is written second. As the genus name is written in italics or underlined manner it is the same as the species name. The first letter of the species name is not written in capital letters as in genus, it is written in small letters not capitalized. For example: indica or indica.

Scientific Name: The scientific name of this plant would be written as:
Mangifera indica or Mangifera indica.

Hence, the correct answer is Mangifera indica.

Note: Scientific name is of great importance because the common name of any creature is common to some certain area but scientific naming is standardized. Each creature has one scientific name which gave a precise identity to it and it is easy to recognize. Because the common name of one plant or animal can be the name of another species in some other language that will create confusion. Scientific names are used worldwide.