What is the advantage of using scientific names instead of common or popular names?
Millions of animals and plants are named differently in different languages in different parts of the world. The names used for one organism differs from place to place. For example Argemone a common weed has as many as ten to twelve Hindi names alone. Some call it ‘Firangi Dhatura’, ‘Sial Kanta’, ‘Pila Dhatura’, ‘Bharband’, ‘Kandhari’, etc. same thing is applicable to other animals and plants. Sometimes the common names are misleading. Same name may be used for different organism in different parts. To avoid this confusion we use scientific names . The scietific name gives the organism a unique identity which is followed universally , thus a mango ( Magnifera indica) will have the same name in any part of the world, Hence, confusion is avoided.
