Scientific name of Mango plant is Mangifera indica Linn. in the above name Linn. refers to :-
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In the scientific name Mangifera indica Linn., the abbreviation “Linn.” refers to Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy.
• He was the first to validly describe and publish the name of the mango plant.
• It does not indicate a variety of mango, nor a later scientist who changed the name.
• Author citations are used to credit the original taxonomist who proposed the name.
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