Question

In botanical nomenclature of plants

• A. Genus is written after the species.
• B. Both in genus and species the first letter is a capital letter.
• C. Genus and species can always have a same name.
• D. Both genus and species are printed in italics.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Both genus and species are printed in italics.

The botanical nomenclature is the scientific naming for the plants. This nomenclature is given by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, plants, and fungi. There are two words, first is the genus name and the other is the species name. The first letter of the first part is always capitalized and the rest are written in small. The terms are printed in italics.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.