Screenshot of Wikipedia Taxobox for Rhododendron maximum

Wikipedia screenshot showing taxobox for Rhododendron maximum on the right

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This screenshot shows the taxobox from Wikipedia's page for great laurel (Rhododendron maximum). Note how in this case, there are four clades of unnamed rank between the named rank of Kingdom and Order, and that the named ranks of Division and Class are not listed. Note also that there is a subgenus and section listed. This scenario is typical, although the specifics of how it plays out will vary a lot from one taxon to the next. Also, because Wikipedia is user-edited and worked on incrementally, just because a rank is not listed in the taxobox does not mean that the species is not classified into this rank. Many articles simply have more detail listed than others!

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