The scientific name of mango is written as Mangifera indica l. Pick up the correct statement about the significance of the letter ‘L’. A) Letter ‘L’ signifies Latin language. B) The name is reversed with indica preceding Mangifera. C) Letter ‘L’ signifies the taxonomist, Linnaeus. D) Letter ‘L’ is superfluous.

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Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the mordern biological naming scheme of biological nomenclature. He is known as the father of taxonomy and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology. In botany, the author abbreviation used to indicate Linnaeus as the authority for species name. In older publications, sometimes the abbreviation "Linn" is found.

 

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