Question

Name the taxonomist(s) who wrote Species Plantarum and Systema Naturae.

• A. Bentham and Hooker
• B. John Ray
• C. Linnaeus
• D. De Candolle

Answer 1

The correct option is C Linnaeus

Species Plantarum (Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753. It lists every species of plant known at that point of time, classified into genera. It is considered to be the place, where plant nomenclature began. Systema Naturae was yet another important publication of Linnaeus, the first edition of which was published in 1735. The tenth edition, considered to be the most important one, is where Linnaeus describes zoological nomenclature.