Question

The scientific naming of plants begin with the publication of Linnaeus book, named
A. Charaka Samhita
B. Systema Naturae
C. Species Plantarum
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:The book was published on May 1, 1753, and was written by Carl Linnaeus. This book lists all the plant species which were known at that time.

Complete solution:
Charak Samhita is a Sanskrit text written by Agnivesha Samhita. This text is based on Indian traditional medicine.
Systema Naturae is written by Carl Linnaeus. His first attempt to classify animals and plants is published in this book.
Species Plantarum is written by Carl Linnaeus. Species Plantarum means “The Species of Plants” in Latin. It lists all the scientific names of all the plants that were known at that time.

So the correct answer is option C.

Additional information:
Each and every plant has its own scientific name.
The scientific name starts with two parts- a generic (or genus) name and a specific (or species) name.
For example, the scientific name for the common sunflower is Helianthus annuus. Here Helianthus is the generic name and annuus is the specific name.

Note: There are certain important things that should be kept in mind while writing scientific names. That is; the first letter of the generic name should be in capital letter and the first letter of the specific name should be in small letter, while writing the scientific name the generic and specific names should be underlined separately, and while printing the scientific name should be in italics. Example- Helianthus annuus .