Binomial nomenclature is a formal system for naming species using a two-part Latin name, with the first part designating the genus and the second part designating the species within that genus. This system was introduced by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 work "Species Plantarum," effectively founding the modern scheme of biological classification. Under binomial nomenclature, the genus name is always capitalized while the species name is lower case, unless it is derived from a proper noun.

1. Nomenclature
- By Venkateshwar Govindaraj
Subject:-

2. What does it
mean????
 Binomial nomenclature (also called binominal
nomenclature or binary nomenclature) is a
formal system of naming species of living things
by giving each a name composed of two parts,
both of which use latin grammatical forms,
although they can be based on words from other
languages. Such a name is called a binomial
name

3. Why “Binomial?”
 The first part of the name identifies the
genus to which the species belongs; the
second part identifies the species within
the genus.

4. Who introduced this?
The formal introduction of this system of
naming species is credited to Swedish
natural scientist Carl Linnaeus, effectively
beginning with his work Species
Plantarum in 1753.

5. About Linnaeus……..
 Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also
known after his ennoblement as About this sound Carl von
Linné was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist,
who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming
scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the
father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of
the fathers of modern ecology. Many of his writings were
in Latin, and his name is rendered in Latin as Carolus
Linnæus (after 1761 Carolus a Linné).

6. Writing binomial names
 The first part of the binomial, the genus name, is always
written with an initial capital letter. In current usage, the
second part is never written with an initial capital. If the
second part of the name is derived from a proper noun a
capital letter was used. Thus the modern form Berberis
darwinii was A capital was also used when the name is
formed by two nouns in apposition, e.g. Panthera Leo or
Centaurea Cyanus.

7. For your better
understanding…..
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsuAULTlLsY

8. What have you
learnt????
What is Binomial Nomenclature?
Who was Carl Linnanus?
How to write Binomial names?
Why Nomenclature is called “Binomial”
Nomenclature?

9. Thank you