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Which of the following is the correct date of publication of the, book entitled 'Speciee Plantarum" authored by Carolus Linnaeus? This date is starting point date for modern plant nomenclature.

Updated On: Jun 21, 2022
  • 1st May 1753
  • 1st January 1935
  • 1st January 1856
  • 1st May 1856
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Linnaeus is remembered till now for giving a precise system of plant nomenclature. Species Plantarum, published in May 1753, in two volumes, was the first book in which binomial nomenclature was used for describing all the plants. Each plant was given a generic name, followed by a specific name and then third word if present, represented variety.or sub-species.
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The Living World

  • The living world includes a vast variety of living organisms like plants, animals, and even microorganisms that exist on the earth.
  • These organisms also differ in size, color, habitat, physiology, and morphology.
  • Biologists have developed certain rules and principles supplementary which are helpful in the identification, nomenclature, and classification of organisms.
  • Such rules and principles lie in Taxonomy.
  • The taxonomic studies are very helpful and useful in specific fields like forestry, industry, agriculture, and for knowing our bio-resources.
  • All discovered living organisms are being named so that they are known by the same name throughout the world.
  • Each biological name is a collection of a generic name indicating the genus of an organism and a specific name that indicates the species.