DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Question
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The Swiss Botanist Gaspard Bankin first used the two-word (binomial) system in 1623.
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The formal introduction of this system of naming species is credited to Carl Linnaeus, effectively beginning with his work Species Plantarum in 1753.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carolus Linnaeus gave the Concept of binomial nomenclature. This nomenclature system was given by him in his book ‘’Species Plantarum” Species Plantarum in Latin means The species of plants. It was published in the year 1753 and it included every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera.
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