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What is the abbreviation traditionally associated with the international code governing the naming of plants?

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Correct answer: ICBN

The correct answer is B in the terminology used by this question: ICBN, meaning the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. It was the traditional abbreviation for the rules governing botanical names. The code’s modern name is the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants, commonly abbreviated ICN, but many school textbooks and older references still use ICBN when discussing plant nomenclature. Option B is correct because ICBN is the traditional plant-related abbreviation. Option A is wrong because ICZN refers to zoological nomenclature, the code for animal names. Option C is wrong because ICTV is associated with the classification and nomenclature of viruses, not ordinary plant names. Option D is not the standard abbreviation for the botanical code. Do not confuse the code with the organisation or with a particular plant name: a nomenclatural code supplies rules for forming, publishing and regulating names. Memory cue: B stands for botanical; Z stands for zoological.

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IcbnIcnPlant NomenclatureBotanical CodeTaxonomyBinomial NomenclatureTaxonomy Binomial NomenclatureThe Living WorldBiology

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