A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN). The purpose of formal name is to have a single name that is accepted and used worldwide for a particular plant or plant group. For an example, the botanical name
Bellis perennis is used worldwide for a plant species, which is native to and has a history of many centuries use in most of the countries of
Europe and the
Middle East, where it has accumulated various names in the many languages of that area. Later it has been introduced worldwide, bringing it into contact with languages on all continents. English names for this plant species include
daisy,
common daisy,
lawndaisy, etc.
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