The Naming of Animals and Plants
003June 10, 2015
Today the basis for the denomination of animals and plants is the binominal nomenclature that was introduced by the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné (1707 to 1778, born as Carl Nilsson Linnaeus [Linnæus]) in 1753 for plants («Species Plantarum») and in 1758 for animals («Systema Naturae», 10th edition).