This function retrieves information from the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru database for a provided list of species. It associates the provided species names with their corresponding updated taxonomic information and descriptions recorded in the original publication.
Arguments
- splist
A character vector containing the species names to be queried.
- max_distance
Maximum allowed distance for fuzzy matching of species names.
Value
A data frame containing comprehensive information about the provided species, including updated taxonomic details and descriptions.
Details
This function checks each species name in the provided list against the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru database. It performs fuzzy matching based on the specified maximum distance. The output includes information such as the updated taxonomic details (accepted name, accepted family, and accepted name author) complemented with the information recorded in the original publication (IUCN conservation category, bibliographic reference, collector, herbariums, common name, departmental registrations, ecological regions, protected natural areas (SINANPE), Peruvian herbaria, and additional remarks).
References
Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Taxonomic Name Resolution Service - TNRS Plants of the World Online - Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew.
See also
check_redbook function for a more detailed check of individual species.
Examples
# Example illustrating how to use the get_redbook function
species_list <- c("Aphelandra cuscoensis", "Sanchezia ovata", "Piper stevensii")
redbook_data <- get_redbook_data(species_list)
head(redbook_data)
#> name_subitted accepted_name accepted_family
#> 1 Aphelandra cuscoensis Aphelandra cuscoensis Acanthaceae
#> 2 Sanchezia ovata nill nill
#> 3 Piper stevensii Piper stevensii Piperaceae
#> accepted_name_author redbook_name iucn
#> 1 Wassh. Aphelandra cuscoensis EN, B1a
#> 2 nill nill nill
#> 3 Trel. Piper stevensii <NA>
#> publication collector
#> 1 Phytologia 25(7): 469 - 470. 1973. C. Vargas C. 15415
#> 2 nill nill
#> 3 Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 237. 1936. F.L. Stevens 85
#> herbariums common_name dep_registry ecological_regions
#> 1 (US) Desconocido. CU BHA; 470—520 m.
#> 2 nill nill nill nill
#> 3 ILL. Desconocido. JU Sin datos; altitud desconocida.
#> sinampe peruvian_herbariums
#> 1 PNM CUZ (1).
#> 2 nill nill
#> 3 Sin registro Ninguno.
#> remarks
#> 1 Hierba terrestre conocida solamente del sur del país, de las cuencas del Marcapata y del Madre de Dios. Aparentemente no ha vuelto a ser recolectada desde la década de 1960.
#> 2 nill
#> 3 Este taxón fue considerado por Brako & Zarucchi (1993) como un endemismo; sin embargo, no ha sido posible evaluarlo, ni asignarle una categoría.