DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -All the scientific names of organisms are usually Latin. Hence, they are written in italics. There exist two parts of a name. The first word identifies the genus and the second word identifies the species.
Detailed explanation-2: -Species names are binominal (i.e., consist of two words). The first word is the generic name. The second word has been called “specific name” or “specific epithet”–but it is not the species name. Both words together are the species name.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first word is the name of the genus, and the second word is the species name.
Detailed explanation-4: -As stated, the full name of a species is given as two words: its genus (always capitalized) followed by the specific epithet (never capitalized), e.g., Urusus americanus, the black bear.