Question

The Botanical name of the Moonj plant is :
A. Hibiscus Moonja
B. Saccharum Moonja
C. Gossypium
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: It is a type of a grass plant found in arid areas and riverside of the country. It falls under the Tracheobionta subkingdom and Saccharum genus of the plant kingdom

Step by step answer: A botanical name of a plant is an international formal scientific name following the international code of nomenclature for the various species of algae, fungi and plants kingdom.

Moonj plant is a type of Moonj grass which belongs to the family Gramineae. It is a perennial wild grass which is formed as a colonizer of abandoned mines. It forms an extensive root network that binds the soil/pebbles and grows as thick clumps. Its botanical name is Saccharum munja which is used as a raw material for thatching roofs. Its fibre is strong and used to make ropes.

It comes under the plant kingdom under the monocots angiosperm from the family of poaceae and gene Saccharum and species as a Moonj.

Therefore the correct botanical name of Moonj plant is Saccharum munja . Hence, the correct option is option( B ).

Additional information: Saccharum munja is a species used as a vegetation at the erosion prone soil and can convert them as biologically productive sites of high economic value.

Note: A binary botanical name consists of two parts in which the first one represents its genus and the other one is its identity as a species. The botanical name of any species is denoted in Italic form.