Question

The botanical name of chana is
A) Cicer Arietinum
B) Phaseolus Aureus
C) Lablab Purpureus
D) Dolichos

Answer 1

Hint: A botanical name is a scientific name assigned to a specific species of plants. The name must adhere to the system of botanical nomenclature as guided by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN).

Complete answer : As you all know, Chana is otherwise known as chickpea or Bengal gram. Chana is a type of edible gram. And equally, it is a herb too. One Chana seed consists of two to three peas. This variety of cereal is very famous in India, especially in Punjab.
When we look into the taxonomy tree of Chana, it belongs to the domain Eukaryota and the kingdom Plantae. Chana belongs to the class Dicotyledonae, the order fabales and botanical pea family called Fabaceae. Fabaceae is a pea family that has flowering plants. Fabaceae is the third-largest family among the angiosperms. Chana belongs to the genus called Cicer. Hence the botanical name for chickpea is Cicer Arietinum.
The other options are
Phaseolus Aureus is the botanical name for mung beans or mung dal. They also belong to the Fabaceae family, a genus called Vigna.
Lablab Purpureus is the botanical name for Lablab dal. Lablab is an edible legume grown during the seasonal period. It has an immature seed, so its leaves are cooked as vegetables.
Dolichos is the botanical name of hyacinth bean or field bean. It is grown more in Africa and cultivated throughout the year.

So, the correct answer is option A

Notes: Botanical name can also be called with other names. So, one should not get confused if the question has the term “Scientific name” or “Botanical Nomenclature”.