Differentiate between paratype and topotype
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A duplicate specimen of the holotype. ... Paratype: A specimen not formally designated as a type but cited along with the type collection in the original description of a taxon. Lectotype: A specimen chosen by a later researcher to serve as if it were the holotype.
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Paratype: A specimen not formally designated as a type but cited along with the type collection in the original description of a taxon.
Topotype: A specimen of a plant collected from the same locality as the holotype and usually on a different date. A topotype has no formal standing.
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