This is a very simple R package to grab descriptions from NYBG's virtual herbarium:
For some reason, the data distributed through GBIF includes only the link to the specimen's page in the description field, not the description itself. This package will help you grab the description and images of any given specimen:
devtools::install_github('gustavobio/rnybg')
get_description(1184769)
[1] "Arvoreta de aproxidamente trĂªs a quatro metros. Flores esverdeadas. Phenology of specimen: Flower."
get_specimen_url(1184769)
url
"http://sweetgum.nybg.org/vh/specimen.php?irn=1478224"
get_image_url(1889108)
[1] "http://sweetgum.nybg.org/images3/1019/294/01889108.jpg"
open_image(1184769)
download_image(1184769)
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