Question

Write any five salient features of ICBN

Answer 1

$1$. The generic name is a singular noun. The first letter of the generic name is always written in capital. The specific epithet is an adjective and is always written with small letters. It is derived from many sources and may consist of one or two words.
e.g. Oryza sativa and Oldenlandia albonervia.
$2$. The name should be short, precise and easy to pronounce.
$3$. The binomials are printed in italics or underlined. The generic and specific epithets are underlined separately. eg. Abutilon neilgherrense or Abutilon neilgherrense.
$4$. When new names are given to any plant, then the herbarium preparation of the same specimen with its original description is preserved in any recognised herbarium. This specimen is denoted as the type specimen. It is to be preserved on herbarium sheet.
$5$. The original description of the plant should accompany the latin translation.