The Botanical name for a plant is called its ‘genus’ and the name of the species is called its ‘species’. The first word of a botanical name is the genus and the second word is the species. Botany is one of the world’s oldest natural sciences. Initially, Botany included all the plant-like organisms such as algae, lichens, ferns, fungi, mosses along with actual plants. Later on, it was observed that bacteria, algae and fungi belong to a different kingdom. Botany is the branch of biology that de