Question

Oryza sativa is the binomial name of the rice plant. The word sativa is called the

• A. Specific name
• B. Specific nomenclature
• C. Specific epithet
• D. Species name

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Specific epithet

Oryza sativa is a cultivated species of rice. Oryza is a genus which includes some species of grasses (2 cultivated and 20 wild species). Sativa means cultivated. Because it is a cultivated type of rice, sativa indicates its specific epithet.