Reference Download

Once you have match name strings to WFO IDs this tool allows you to download ancillary data associated with those names.

You upload a CSV file the first column of which must include the WFO IDs (wfo-0123456789). Any values that don't match 10 digit WFO IDs will be ignored. If the WFO ID is repeated in the input file it will be repeated in the output file.

The results file will contain multiple lines per WFO ID. Each line will be for a reference associated with that name. The first will be the micro-citation for name and will always be present. Subsequent lines will be for people, literature, specimens and database references associated with the name.

The columns in the results file are as follows:

• wfo_id: The 10 digit WFO ID this name is known by.
• full_name: The full name string including the author string.
• nomenclatural_status: The nomenclatural status of the name.
• reference_type: One of:
  • micro_citation The abbreviated citation of the place of publication typically used in floras and monographs.
  • person A person associated with the name. Typically this is one of the authors of the name but may be the person the plant was named for. Details will be in the comment field.
  • literature Typically the place of publication of the name as a link to BHL or a DOI.
  • database A nomenclatural database that may have more information about the name.
  • specimen One of the type specimens of the name.
• citation The string representation of the reference. May vary but normalized to APA format where possible.
• comment The comment as to why this reference is associated with this name.
• url The URL of this reference.
• thumbnail_url The URL of a small image of this resource, e.g. the page, a specimen or a portrait of the person.

Upload a CSV File

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Be patient. For large files this may take a while. Please don't use this for scraping all the data. The complete dataset can always be downloaded from Zenodo.