synonyms_for_accepted_names: Synonyms for Currently Accepted Names

In APCalign: Resolving Plant Taxon Names Using the Australian Plant Census

Synonyms for Currently Accepted Names

Description

This function generates lists a string of synonyms for currently accepted species and infra-species to facilitate working out past names of a taxon when the current name is known.

Usage

synonyms_for_accepted_names(
  accepted_names,
  collapse = TRUE,
  resources = load_taxonomic_resources()
)

Arguments

accepted_names	A character vector of currently accepted taxon names to look up synonyms for.
collapse	Offering the option to return a long data table with each synonym in its own row, versus collapsed into a vector for each accepted name
resources	Taxonomic resources loaded via load_taxonomic_resources().

Value

A table with the currently accepted name and columns documenting all synonyms and all synonyms with taxonomic status.

Examples

synonyms_for_accepted_names(
  accepted_names = c("Justicia tenella", "Acacia aneura"),
  collapse = TRUE
)

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