What is an advantage of using the scientific name instead of the common name?

Answer 1

Advantages of Botanical Names

1. They give vital information on the plant's relation to other species according to the different categories.

2. It can also give information on where the plant grows or how it looks.

3. Latin also has the advantage, in this instance, of being an international language.

4. Latin names are controlled by international rules. For cultivated plants there is the International Code for Cultivated Plants, 1980.

5. The scientific name, the botanical nomenclature, is regulated by The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.

6. It is governed, in some measure, by international rules of nomenclature.

7. The names are same among the scientific people of the whole world.

8. The names are uniformly binominal, i.e. consisting of two parts, one generic name and one specific name.

9. Scientific names greatest advantage is its exactness.

10. It is also claimed that the botanical names are descriptive of the plant, although persons not skilled in Greek or Latin cannot appreciate it.

Disadvantages of Botanical Name

1. The usefulness of botanical names is limited by the fact that taxonomic groups are not fixed in size; a taxon may have a varying circumscription.

The group of a particular botanical name refers to can be quite small according to some people and quite big according to others. This will depend on taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.

Answer 2

Using the scientific name allows for clear and precise communication across different languages and regions as it is standardized. Additionally, it helps avoid confusion that may arise from different common names for the same species.

Answer 3

Using scientific names have numerous advantages. Using it you can easily describe a plant or an animal. As you know that animals or plants have different names in different countries, so you can understand that "Arshola" in Bengali means Periplaneta americana means Cockroach in english. That's it.

Answer 4

scientific names are acceptable worldwide.With the help of scientific names we can know the specific species anywhere in the world whereas common names are used in a local or specific area which cannot be understood world wide e.g.allium sepa is a scientific name of onion which can be used anywhere.

Answer 5

common names do not provide the scientific basis for classifying any certain thing

...common names may also refer to other things in ones life.hence only scientific names are used

Answer 6

Precise determination of species and clarity of communication.