Subvariety


A subvariety in botanical nomenclature is a taxonomic rank. They are rarely used to classify organisms.

Plant taxonomy

Subvariety is ranked:
Subvariety is an infraspecific taxon.

Name

Its name consists of three parts:
  1. a genus name
  2. a specific epithet
  3. an infraspecific epithet
To indicate the subvariety rank, the abbreviation "subvar." is put before the infraspecific epithet.