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Old 06-11-2009, 05:27 PM
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Re: Scientific names confusion
The name of a genus can only be reused with organisms in different kingdoms ... so a plant & animal can have the same generic name but not 2 plants One of the classic examples is Pieris which is used for a group of butterflies and a group of plants
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