Forma specialis

Okay, so imagine you have a bunch of fruits. There are different types like apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes. Now, each of these fruits has their own characteristics that make them unique. For example, apples are round and red or green, oranges are round and orange, bananas are long and yellow, and grapes are small and come in a bunch.

Now, let's say you want to grow apples specifically and not any other fruit. So you need to find the seeds or plant that will only grow into apples and not any other type of fruit. This is where "forma specialis" comes in.

Forma specialis is a term used by scientists to describe a specific type or variety within a species. So in our fruit example, the species would be "fruit" and the forma specialis would be "apples."

Scientists use forma specialis to differentiate between different types within a species. This is helpful when they want to study or grow a specific type of plant or organism. So if they want to grow apples, they would need to find the seeds or plant that belong to the forma specialis "apple."

So forma specialis is basically a way to identify and differentiate between similar types within a species. And it's important because it helps scientists and farmers to grow and study specific types of plants or organisms.