Question

In plant taxonomy, the specimen used by the original author from a single gathering collected at one time and designated by the author as the nomenclatural type is called _____.

• A. holotype
• B. paratype
• C. neotype
• D. syntype

Hint:

This is the single specimen the original author themselves designated as the type.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Nomenclatural types come in several kinds depending on how and when they were fixed. A neotype replaces lost material, a syntype is used when multiple specimens share type status, and a paratype supports but does not define the name.

The specimen used directly by the original author at the time of publishing, from one gathering, is specifically the holotype.

Final answer: Holotype.