taxize (version 0.0.2)

tpl_search: A light wrapper around the taxonstand fxn to call Theplantlist.org database.

Description

A light wrapper around the taxonstand fxn to call Theplantlist.org database.

Usage

tpl_search(taxon, paral = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

taxon

A taxonomic name, or a vector of names.

paral

Paralellize or not (logical). Which back-end package you use depends on your operating system and just general taste. Possibilities include: snow, multicore, parallel, doMC, etc.

...

Further arguments passed on to the TPLck function of Taxonstand. See TPLck for arguments.

Examples

# Regular non-parallel
splist <- c("Heliathus annuus","Abies procera","Poa annua","Platanus occidentalis",
		"Carex abrupta","Arctostaphylos canescens","Ocimum basilicum","Vicia faba",
		"Quercus kelloggii","Lactuca serriola")
tpl_search(taxon = splist)

# In parallel, using package doMC
library(doMC)
registerDoMC(cores=4)
tpl_search(taxon = splist, TRUE)

## in parallel is much faster
system.time( out <- tpl_search(taxon = splist) )
registerDoMC(cores=4)
system.time( out2 <- tpl_search(taxon = splist, TRUE) )

# Use more arguments within TPLck
tpl_search(taxon = "Microbryum curvicollum", corr = TRUE)
tpl_search(taxon = "Microbryum curvicollum", corr = TRUE, max.distance=5)