Question

What is the scientific name of apple?

Answer 1

Hint: A binomial name, also known as a scientific name. Scientific names are often intended to convey information about the animal and plant interactions with other species.

Complete answer:
- To know the complete knowledge about the above topic we need to understand binomial nomenclature and its need. Scientific names for plants are determined by agreed-upon standards and requirements outlined in the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN).
- Every species is categorized into a specific kingdom and is given a particular scientific name. The scientific name consists of two parts: Generic name and Specific name.
- However, there is a specific criterion to write the scientific names. Species scientific names are italicized. The genus name is always capitalized and written first, followed by the specific epithet, which is not capitalized. Scientific names are in Latin.
- For e.g. the scientific or biological name of pear is Pyrus communis. Here, Pyrus is the genus and communis is the species.
- Similarly, for apples, the scientific name is Malus pumila. Malus is the genus and pumila is the species name.
- Several scientific names have been given to certain species. In these cases, one name for the species is used, and the others are referred to as "synonyms" of the species name.

Note: The apple, common apple, and paradise apple are all names for tree species. Malus pumila is the acquired scientific name for apple. But it's also known as Malus domestica, Malus sylvestris, Malus communis, and Pyrus malus according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System.