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Identify the scientific name which is a tautonym
Q. Identify the scientific name which is a tautonym
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Pisum sativum
B
Malus malus
C
Cinnamomum camphora
D
Sorghum vulgare
Solution:
Tautonym is an informal term to indicate a scientific name of a species in which both specific and generic epithets names have the same spellings e.g., Bison bison, Malus malus.
Malus (apple) is a genus of about
30
−
35
species of family rosaceae.