Question
What are the two components of a scientific name?
Solution
The scientific name is composed of
(i) Genus name (generic) and
(ii) Species name (specific).
It is conventional to write the generic name and with a capital and the specific name with a small letter. Generally, the scientific. When printed scientific names are in italic or in bold (black) type.
Example - Azadirachta indica (neem ) , Solanum tuberosum (Potato) etc.
