In Botany
In botanical nomenclature, the type for any given taxonomic name - if it has a type - is technically a specimen (or illustration). In the case of the name of a genus (or of a subdivision of a genus), its type will usually be the type for a species included within it and can be indicated by the name of this species alone. The term "type species", although of no formal standing under the Code, is sometimes borrowed from zoological nomenclature.
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