Question

Identify the scientific name which is a tautonym

• A. Pisum sativum
• B. Malus malus
• C. Cinnamomum camphora
• D. Sorghum vulgare

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Malus malus

Answer 2

Tautonym is an informal term to indicate a scientific name of a species in which both specific and generic epithets names have the same spellings e.g., Bison bison, Malus malus.Malus (apple) is a genus of about $30-35$ species of family rosaceae.