Select correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus:
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According to the rules of binomial nomenclature established by Carolus Linnaeus, the correctly written scientific name of an organism must follow these conventions:
• Genus Name: The first word, Mangifera, represents the genus and must always start with a capital letter.Specific Epithet: The second word, indica, represents the species and must start with a lowercase letter.
• Author Citation: When including the author who first described the species, their name appears after the specific epithet in an abbreviated form (e.g., Linn. for Linnaeus) and is not italicized.
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