Explain binomial nomenclature.

Explanation

Naming the plants with two words is called Binomial nomenclature. This system was given by Carolus Linnaeus. Naming is done by following some rules. They are :
1) Biological names are generally in Latin and written in Italics.
2) The first word represents the Genus while the second word represents the species.
3) Both the words, when handwritten, are separately underlined.
4) The first word should starts with a capital letter while second word should starts with a small letter.
5) The name of the auther should be at the end of scientific name in abbreviated form.