check_flora: Function to check species scientific name in Brazilian Flora...
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check_flora

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Function to check species scientific name in Brazilian Flora 2020 database

Description

Function to check species scientific name in Brazilian Flora 2020 database

Usage

check_flora(species, get_synonyms = TRUE, infraspecies = FALSE)

Arguments

`species`	Character. A species scientific name without authors, ideally already passed by the string check in 'Rocc::check_status()'. Accepts only one name at a time. Use 'lapply()' or functions from 'purrr' package to run for multiple species
`get_synonyms`	Logical. If 'get_synonyms = TRUE' (default) returns a second element containing information of all synonyms a species has
`infraspecies`	Logical. If 'infraspecies = TRUE' returns accepted name of any infraspecies classification

Value

A list with one or two elements. If 'get_synonyms = TRUE' the second element of the list contains the names and additional information of synonyms or a 'NULL' object if the species has no synonyms.

Author(s)

Sara Mortara & Andrea Sánchez-Tapia

Examples

# single species
check_flora("Dalbergia nigra")

# more than one species w/ lapply from base
lapply(c("Dalbergia nigra", "Aspidosperma discolor"),
       check_flora)

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