MCQ and Question Practice on Type Concept in Plant Taxonomy

1.The substitute for newly collected specimen when the original type of material is missing in the herbarium is entitled as:

Isotype 

Lectotype

Neotype 

Holotype

2.Type specimen selected from the original material in case the holotype is missing is called as:(RPSC)

Isotype

Lectotype

Neotype

Topotype

3.________is the specimen duplicate of the Holotype from the same collection of the same date and same locality

Isotype 

Paratype

Lectotype

Neotype

4.When no original type material is available, and specimen is collected from type locality is chosen to serve as type, it is called

Isotype

Lectotype

Neotype

Topotype

5.Two similar holotypes are called

Monotype

Isotype

Syntype

Neotype

6.International Code of Botanical Nomenclature describes Paratype as: (KVS)

The specimen cited in protologue that is neither the holotype nor an isotype, nor one of the syntypes

The name given to a specimen collected from same locality from which the holotype was originally collected.

A specimen or illustration selected to serve as nomenclature type as long as all the material on which the name of taxon was based is missing.

A particular specimen designated by the author of species to represent type of species.

7.International Code of Botanical Nomenclature describes Holotype as: (KVS)

A specimen or illustration selected to serve as long as nomenclature type as all of the material on which name of taxon was based is missing

A name given to a specimen collected from same locality from which the first specimen was originally collected

 particular specimen or illustration designated by the author of species to represent the species

A specimen which is duplicate of the original specimen collected by author.

8.The newly collected specimen which is used as substitute when the original material is missing in the herbarium is designated as (ASRB NET)

Lectotype

Holotype

Neotype

Syntype


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