Binomial nomenclature

• Title

  Binomial nomenclature

• Definition

  A system used to name plants devised by Linnaeus in 1753 in his Systema Plantarum in which a two-parted name is given to a species of plant, i.e., the genus and the species. For example, L. is a binomial name assigned by Linnaeus to this species.

• Notes

  The Law of Priority in botany dates from the publication of Species Plantarium in 1753.

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