#taxonomy terms

• Applanata — A specific epithet used in Latin binary nomenclature to describe a species of plant, fungus, or fossil organism that exhibits a flattened, depressed, smooth, or horizontal structure. It is most frequently encountered in mycology, defining species such as Ganoderma applanatum, a parasitic bracket fungus growing on tree trunks in flat, rigid shelves.
• Assamicum — A specific epithet used in binomial botanical nomenclature (the masculine/neuter form of the Latin adjective assamicus), indicating the geographical origin or connection of a species or variety to the Indian region of Assam; most commonly encountered in the scientific name of the large-leaf tea plant, Camellia sinensis var. assamica.