Binomial nomenclature

:For other topics using the name "binomial", see binomial (disambiguation).

Footnote

• {{note|system_updates}} The botanical code kept references to bacteria until 1975. A bacteriological code of nomenclature was approved at the 4th International Congress for Microbiology in 1947, but was later discarded. The official "Nomenclatural Starting Date" for the current International Code for bacteria is January 1, 1980.
• {{note|botanical_nom}} The Language of Horticulture