What does nothomorph mean?
Nothomorph means (archaic, taxonomy) A subordinate rank within a nothospecies..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, taxonomy) A subordinate rank within a nothospecies..
A nothomorph is any taxon of hybrid origin, whether F1, segregate, or backcross.
Since F. cuneifolia is supposed to be of the same hybrid origin as F. xananassa, it has to be put under that name as a nothomorph.
They may be named under the Botanical Code (prior to 1982 they would have been referred to as nothomorphs or bastard forms) and also under the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants as 'cultivars' […]
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Nothomorph means (archaic, taxonomy) A subordinate rank within a nothospecies..
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A nothomorph is any taxon of hybrid origin, whether F1, segregate, or backcross.
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