A subvariety (Latin: ''subvarietas'') in
botanical nomenclature is a
taxonomic rank
In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. While ...
. They are rarely used to classify organisms.
Plant taxonomy
Subvariety is ranked:
*below that of
variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
(''varietas'')
*above that of
form (''forma'').
Subvariety is an
infraspecific taxon
In botany, an infraspecific name is the scientific name for any taxon below the rank of species, i.e. an infraspecific taxon or infraspecies. (A "taxon", plural "taxa", is a group of organisms to be given a particular name.) The scientific names ...
.
Name
Its name consists of three parts:
#a genus name (genera)
#a specific epithet (species)
#an infraspecific epithet (subvariety)
To indicate the subvariety rank, the abbreviation "subvar." is put before the infraspecific epithet.
References
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
Plant taxonomy
Biology terminology
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