This article is about “form” in botany. For the use in zoology, see Form (zoology). In botanical nomenclature, a form (forma, plural formae) is one of the “secondary” taxonomic ranks, below that of variety, which in turn is below that of species; it is an infraspecific taxon. If more than three ranks are listed in describing a taxon, the “classification” is being specified, but only three parts make up the “name” of the taxon: a genus name, a specific epithet, and an infraspecific epithet.
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