Botany
In botany, a monotypic taxon is a taxon that has only one species: Ginkgo is a monotypic genus, while Ginkgoaceae is a monotypic family. The phrase is not accurate in cases where a species includes more than a single type (specimen); some species may include several subspecies (or other infraspecific taxa) each of which will have a type. A more accurate term in those cases is unispecific.
- An example is the family Cephalotaceae, with only one species: Cephalotus follicularis, the Albany Pitcher Plant.
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