Definition of "monotypic" []

• Relating to or exhibiting monotypy (adjective)

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• "Genera that contain only one species are termed monotypic category page for this topic but their lists are limited, since Wikipedia is not a comprehensive taxonomy resource."
• "This wide-ranging species is unique enough to be monotypic."
• "A variety of interesting trees occurs in the hill woodlands of the Upper Marmelos and Middle Tapajós Rivers including the dwarf rubber tree, Hevea camporum, the elegant palm, Euterpe longibracteata, the enormous Huberodendron ingens, and rare monotypic Brachynema ramiflorum."