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The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) has provided a code for the classification of plants. Give a hierarchy of units of classification, botanists follow while classifying plants and mention different 'suffixes' used for the units.

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ICBN has specified certain rules and principles is order to facilitate the study of plants by botanists. It helps in correct positioning of any newly discovered organism through proper identification and nomenclature.

Given below is the taxonomic hierarchy, which is used while classifying any plant

Kingdom-Plantae

Division-phyta

Class-ae

Order-ales

Family-eae/ceae

Genus-First name of organism usually carrying Latin word and written in italics.

Species-Second word of scientific name, also written in italics.


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