Brassica campestris Linn
→a) Give the common name of the plant.
a. Mustard
b. What do the first two parts of the name denote?
b. 1st name- genus
2nd name- species
c. Why are they written in italics?
→d) What is the meaning of Linn written at the end of the name?
→a) This is according to the rules of ICBN & ICZN that the scientific names specifically the genus & species epithet need to be written in italics.
→b) It refers to Linnaeus, Linnaeus was the first to discover this plant.
He identified & classified the plant hence to give him credit and honour Linnaeus is added as the suffix.