The binomial system of nomenclature was initially proposed by
A
Magnus
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B
Bauhin
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C
Caesalpino
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D
Dioscorides
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Solution
The correct option is A Bauhin Casper Bauhin (1623) introduced the binomial nomenclature according to which each species is assigned two names, the first generic names and second species epithet. Since the generic name is mostly a proper noun, it is written with the first letter capitalised while the species epithet is objective and is written in small letters only.
Albert Magnus was first to notice the difference between monocots and dicots and between stem structure.
Andrea Caesalpino was a herbalist and gave more importance to organs of fructification in plant classification rather than the plant habits.
Pedanius Dioscorides was a botanist, he wrote the book De Materia Medica which is a 5-volume encyclopaedia about herbal medicine and related medicinal substances.