A subvariety (Latin: ''subvarietas'') in
botanical nomenclature
Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from taxonomy (biology), taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; Botany, botanical nomenclature then provides na ...
is a
taxonomic rank
In biology, taxonomic rank (which some authors prefer to call nomenclatural rank because ranking is part of nomenclature rather than taxonomy proper, according to some definitions of these terms) is the relative or absolute level of a group of or ...
. They are rarely used to classify organisms.
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Plant taxonomy
Subvariety is ranked:
*below that of
variety (''varietas'')
*above that of
form (''forma'').
Subvariety is an
infraspecific taxon.
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
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
Plant taxonomy
Biology terminology
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