Question

What is the scientific name of a pine tree?

Answer 1

Hint: Taxonomy is the branch of science which deals with the naming and classification of organisms. The organisms are named on the basis of the genus to which they belong and the species name. The pine tree is a gymnosperm belonging to the family Pinaceae.

Complete answer:
To answer this question, we must know about the classification of a pine tree. The scientific name is a universal name given to organisms. It is the binomial name that comprises two words, the first word is the genus and the second is the species name. The genus name starts with the capital letter followed by the species name which is written in small letters. The name is written in an italicised format. The genus and the species names are derived from the Latin language.

Let us discuss the pine tree. The pine tree is an evergreen conifer. It belongs to the genus Pinus and the family Pinaceae. They are resin producing trees that can grow up to a height of 45m. The trees can age from 100-1000 years. The leaves are needle-like and are mostly found in the northern hemisphere.
There are around 120 species of the genus Pinus. The chir pine is the long-leafed pine found in the Himalayan region belonging to the species roxburghii.

So the scientific name of pine tree is ‘Pinus roxburghii’.

Note: The binomial nomenclature was given by Carolus Linnaeus. This system of naming is universal and helps in identifying an organism by a single name which is used by the scientific community worldwide. Many naming systems have been proposed but this best-used classification system is used to date.