Brief note on binomial nomenclature
When an organism is identified, it is usually given a name by which it can be referred to. Before Linnaeus, there is no definite system of naming the animals or plants existed.
When an organism is identified, it is usually given a name by which it can be referred to. Before Linnaeus, there is no definite system of naming the animals or plants existed.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature was established in 1898. This Commission framed the following rules of nomenclature:
Naming of plants correctly and scientifically is known as plant nomenclature. The rules of naming the plants are framed by Internation Botanical Congress (IBC) and coded in the International code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN).