common name starts with
Usage
common_starts_with(
name,
provider = getOption("taxadb_default_provider", "itis"),
version = latest_version(),
db = td_connect(),
ignore_case = TRUE
)Arguments
- name
vector of names (scientific or common, see
by) to be matched against.- provider
from which provider should the hierarchy be returned? Default is 'itis', which can also be configured using
options(default_taxadb_provider=..."). See[td_create]for a list of recognized providers.- version
Which version of the taxadb provider database should we use? defaults to latest. See tl_import for details.
- db
a connection to the taxadb database. See details.
- ignore_case
should we ignore case (capitalization) in matching names? Can be significantly slower to run.
Examples
# \donttest{
common_starts_with("monkey")
#> # A tibble: 0 × 15
#> # ℹ 15 variables: taxonID <chr>, scientificName <chr>, taxonRank <chr>,
#> # acceptedNameUsageID <chr>, taxonomicStatus <chr>, update_date <lgl>,
#> # kingdom <chr>, phylum <chr>, class <chr>, order <chr>, family <chr>,
#> # genus <chr>, specificEpithet <chr>, vernacularName <chr>,
#> # infraspecificEpithet <lgl>
# }