NEET 2019 · Class 11

The Living World

Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus: (NEET 2019)

  1. (A)Mangifera indica Car. Linn.
  2. (B)Mangifera indica Linn.
  3. (C)Mangifera indica
  4. (D)Mangifera Indica

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Verbatim line

Name of the author appears after the specific epithet, i.e., at the end of the biological name and is written in an abbreviated form, e.g., *Mangifera indica* Linn.

Chapter
The Living World
Section
1.1 DIVERSITY IN THE LIVING WORLD
Page
4
Words matched
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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that the author's name appears after the specific epithet in an abbreviated form, using 'Mangifera indica Linn.' as the example, which directly matches the correct answer format.

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