search_rb: Search specimens in the RB collection.

In gustavobio/RB: Query the RB Herbarium Catalog

Description

This function filters a local copy of the RB collection according to user-defined arguments. The returned object can them be used to visualize or download register images.

Usage

search_rb(scientific_name = NULL, family = NULL, genus = NULL,
  collector = NULL, county = NULL, state = NULL, barcode = NULL,
  with_images = FALSE, with_coordinates = FALSE, year = NULL, ...)

Arguments

scientific_name	A character vector with one or more scientific names.
family	A character vector with one or more families.
genus	A character vector with one or more genera.
collector	A character vector to be matched against collectors in the database.
county	A character vector with one or more counties.
state	A character vector with one or more Brazilian states (full names only).
barcode	A character vector with one or more catalog numbers.
with_images	A logical indicating whether to return only specimens with images.
with_coordinates	A logical indicating whether to return only specimens with geographical coordinates.
year	A numerical or character vector indicating years to refine the search.
...	Further arguments to be passed on to download_rb_data

Examples

## Not run: 
search_rb("Miconia albicans")
search_rb(family = "Melastomataceae", county = "Itirapina")
search_rb(genus = "Myrcia", state = "Rio de Janeiro")
search_rb("Miconia rubiginosa", years = 2001:2003, with_images = TRUE)

## End(Not run)

gustavobio/RB documentation built on May 3, 2019, 5:17 p.m.