Inbotany, asection (Latin:sectio) is ataxonomic rank below thegenus, but above thespecies.[1] Thesubgenus, if present, is higher than the section, and the rank ofseries, if present, is below the section. Sections may in turn be divided intosubsections.[2]
Sections are typically used to help organise very large genera, which may have hundreds of species.[1] A botanist wanting to distinguish groups of species may prefer to create a taxon at the rank of section or series to avoid makingnew combinations, i.e. many newbinomial names for the species involved.[1]
Examples:
Lilium sectioMartagonRchb. are the Turks' cap lilies
