Specimen used for original publication by the author is

Holotype

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Isotype

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Syntype

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Lectotype

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Solution

The correct option is A Holotype
A holotype is the original sample of species collected by the author, formally described and published.
Botanists on obtaining a holotype, identify its characters to classify the species accordingly. After studying the characters of the species, the botanists describe the species accordingly.
So, the correct option is 'Holotype'.

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Column I	Column II
A. Holotype	(i) A specimen cited with an original description other than the holotype or isotype
B. Isotype	(ii) A duplicate of the holotype
C. Paratype	(iii) A specimen designated in the original description
D. Lectotype	(iv) A specimen selected from original material to serve as nomenclatural type when the holotype was not designated.