Complete the sentence about Sampaguita with the correct year: In ______, William Aiton reclassified the plant to the genus Jasminum.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1789
Jasminum sambac is the jasmine known as sampaguita. William Aiton reclassified it into the genus Jasminum in 1789, and he also coined the English name Arabian jasmine. This came after Linnaeus first described it in 1753, so 1786 is slightly early, and 1809 and 1814 are later.
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