Question

The internationally recognised binomial nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus in his
book.
A. Philosophia Botanica
B. Historia Plantarum
C. Species Plantarum
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Binomial nomenclature is a system of naming an organism by two names. In other words, the name of each organism is composed of two parts, one part is its genus name and another part is its species name. This system of the naming of organisms is proposed by Carl Linnaeus.

Step by step answer:Carolus Linnaeus called the father of taxonomy, put forward a system of naming plants. This system is called Binomial nomenclature which is internationally recognised. Carolus Linnaeus described this system of naming in his book “Philosophia Botanica” The Science of Botany. Philosophia Botanica, published in 1751 is a revision work of his work on Fundamenta Botanica, Foundations of Botany of 1736. He summarized his work on the classification and taxonomy of plants. The book represents the final stage in the evolution of binomial nomenclature. A single word used to describe the genus and another for the species. Special importance is attached to an accurate description of the parts of plants. For example, the binomial name of the mango tree is ‘Mangifera indica’. ‘Mangifera’ is the name of the genus and ‘indica’ is the name of the species. The book of “Philosophia Botanica” includes 9 original engravings, with 167 figures. The figures include the shapes of leaves and other parts of the plant. This book also has 6 short memoranda describing Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and herbarium construction.
Thus, option A. Philosophia Botanica is the correct answer.

Note: The internationally recognised binomial nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus in his book named “Philosophia Botanica”. This bionomical nomenclature provides a name that has two parts- the Generic name and the specific epithet.