Chapter 3 Data sources
Data sources in taxize are presented below.
Note that data sources in taxize may change through time as data sources go away and new ones become available.
| Souce | Function prefix | API Docs | API key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encylopedia of Life | eol |
link | none |
| Taxonomic Name Resolution Service | tnrs |
none | none |
| Integrated Taxonomic Information Service | itis |
link | none |
| Global Names Resolver | gnr |
link | none |
| Global Names Index | gni |
link | none |
| IUCN Red List | iucn |
link | link |
| Tropicos | tp |
link | link |
| Theplantlist dot org | tpl |
** | none |
| National Center for Biotechnology Information | ncbi |
none | none |
| CANADENSYS Vascan name search API | vascan |
link | none |
| International Plant Names Index (IPNI) | ipni |
none | none |
| Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) | bold |
link | none |
| National Biodiversity Network (UK) | nbn |
link | none |
| Index Fungorum | fg |
none | none |
| EU BON | eubon |
link | none |
| Index of Names (ION) | ion |
link | none |
| Open Tree of Life (TOL) | tol |
link | none |
| World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | worms |
link | none |
| NatureServe | natserv |
link | link |
| Wikipedia | wiki |
link | none |
| Kew’s Plants of the World | pow |
none | none |