Family and order names come from the APG plant names list. Genus and species names come from Theplantlist.org.
Arguments
- rank
(character) Taxonomic rank, one of species, genus (default), family, order
- size
(integer/numeric) Number of names to get. Maximum depends on the rank
Examples
names_list()
#> [1] "Alyssum" "Romanzoffia" "Callicostella" "Pueraria"
#> [5] "Gymnopteris" "Cleistanthus" "Robinia" "Ophiorrhiza"
#> [9] "Cratoneuron" "Ladanium"
names_list('species')
#> [1] "Panicum vatovae" "Lathraea japonica"
#> [3] "Pentacalia poyasensis" "Cinnamodendron angustifolium"
#> [5] "Marsdenia gilgiana" "Babiana mucronata"
#> [7] "Piper betle" "Hedychium ximengense"
#> [9] "Chiloscyphus humistratus" "Helichrysum odoratissimum"
names_list('genus')
#> [1] "Kosteletzkya" "Prunella" "Trichilia" "Villadia"
#> [5] "Lomatia" "Spinifex" "Critonia" "Emilia"
#> [9] "Drebbelia" "Pseuderanthemum"
names_list('family')
#> [1] "Hamamelidaceae" "Apiaceae" "Euphorbiaceae" "Plantaginaceae"
#> [5] "Scrophulariaceae" "Polygalaceae" "Columelliaceae" "Loganiaceae"
#> [9] "Buxaceae" "Crassulaceae"
names_list('order')
#> [1] "Equisetales" "Vitales" "Fagales" "Alismatales" "Poales"
#> [6] "Myrtales" "Boraginales" "Lamiales" "Ericales" "Saxifragales"
names_list('order', 2)
#> [1] "Ranunculales" "Lamiales"
names_list('order', 15)
#> [1] "Fagales" "Escalloniales" "Lamiales" "Zingiberales"
#> [5] "Sapindales" "Laurales" "Zygophyllales" "Liliales"
#> [9] "Santalales" "Asterales" "Caryophyllales" "Marattiales."
#> [13] "Malvales" "Liliales" "Lycopodiales"
# You can get a lot of genus or species names if you want
nrow(theplantlist)
#> [1] 10000
names_list('genus', 500)
#> [1] "Pastinaca" "Echinopsis" "Hydriastele"
#> [4] "Actinophlebia" "Tetrapterys" "Bolbitis"
#> [7] "Calonyction" "Aglaia" "Pholidocarpus"
#> [10] "Pterospermum" "Paraphlomis" "Coelostegia"
#> [13] "Dryadella" "Pappobolus" "Leioscyphus"
#> [16] "Espejoa" "Schlumbergera" "Comarostaphylis"
#> [19] "Tunilla" "Parkia" "Cola"
#> [22] "Myrica" "Fritillaria" "Hexalobus"
#> [25] "Callostylis" "Tuzibeanthus" "Clastobryella"
#> [28] "Commelina" "Chromolaena" "Pseudosasa"
#> [31] "Eremurus" "Caltha" "Descurainia"
#> [34] "Amorphophallus" "Actinodaphne" "Clermontia"
#> [37] "Riedelia" "Sonerila" "Pseudocephalozia"
#> [40] "Ptychophyllum" "Lalage" "Tetramerista"
#> [43] "Webera" "Corytholoma" "Calyptopogon"
#> [46] "Pouteria" "Pithecellobium" "Pinaropappus"
#> [49] "Bousigonia" "Leionema" "Rennellia"
#> [52] "Ochrosia" "Protea" "Haumaniastrum"
#> [55] "Chuquiraga" "Villaresia" "Ptilotus"
#> [58] "Ditrichum" "Xanthophyllum" "Valerianella"
#> [61] "Eltroplectris" "Rytidosperma" "Aganope"
#> [64] "Wallenia" "Echinopsilon" "Terminalia"
#> [67] "Microcorys" "Cuatresia" "Otopappus"
#> [70] "Metahygrobiella" "Petrorhagia" "Hymenorchis"
#> [73] "Illicium" "Alyssum" "Chytranthus"
#> [76] "Koellensteinia" "Mussaenda" "Burmeistera"
#> [79] "Schwetschkea" "Physocarpus" "Pimpinella"
#> [82] "Radlkofera" "Gymnema" "Trisetum"
#> [85] "Emilia" "Barleria" "Daviesia"
#> [88] "Actinocephalus" "Hedychium" "Anila"
#> [91] "Pelargonium" "Ocotea" "Centinodia"
#> [94] "Gutenbergia" "Dendrochilum" "Steinchisma"
#> [97] "Stereodontopsis" "Fuirena" "Ribes"
#> [100] "Cleistanthus" "Aphananthe" "Agalmyla"
#> [103] "Jacmaia" "Microctenidium" "Phaulanthus"
#> [106] "Alaternus" "Exacum" "Arachis"
#> [109] "Ewyckia" "Veratrum" "Mentzelia"
#> [112] "Porpax" "Rorippa" "Xanthophytum"
#> [115] "Marsupella" "Chrysosplenium" "Schiedeella"
#> [118] "Drimycarpus" "Lachenalia" "Cassuvium"
#> [121] "Crepidiastrum" "Aerangis" "Tutigaea"
#> [124] "Lespedeza" "Pleurothyrium" "Cyathidaria"
#> [127] "Unonopsis" "Hymenocoleus" "Jurinea"
#> [130] "Aphanorrhegma" "Elodea" "Lannea"
#> [133] "Glycine" "Modecca" "Tanacetopsis"
#> [136] "Oryctanthus" "Carnegieodoxa" "Elyhordeum"
#> [139] "Gladiolus" "Trigonospora" "Sclerophylax"
#> [142] "Bencomia" "Leobordea" "Pogonatum"
#> [145] "Aframomum" "Daphne" "Callaeum"
#> [148] "Nestlera" "Barbula" "Warczewiczella"
#> [151] "Octomeria" "Hymenophyllum" "Pleroma"
#> [154] "Stachyanthus" "Vernonanthura" "Lepechinia"
#> [157] "Triantha" "Polycarpon" "Tetrastigma"
#> [160] "Cylindropuntia" "Uvaria" "Phlomis"
#> [163] "Secamone" "Miricacalia" "Dicranella"
#> [166] "Aragoa" "Spinifex" "Cerastium"
#> [169] "Parapolydora" "Mauria" "Scolosanthus"
#> [172] "Loeseneriella" "Liebigia" "Randia"
#> [175] "Iresine" "Gilliesia" "Aureolejeunea"
#> [178] "Chingia" "Xeroderris" "Allexis"
#> [181] "Coffea" "Ziziphus" "Barrosoa"
#> [184] "Lescuraea" "Porroglossum" "Chrysopogon"
#> [187] "Zinowiewia" "Volvulus" "Peltoboykinia"
#> [190] "Schwantesia" "Achnatherum" "Diploglottis"
#> [193] "Acrostichum" "Panicum" "Pterisanthes"
#> [196] "Argyrocome" "Cyrtochilum" "Cistus"
#> [199] "Ehrharta" "Haplochorema" "Drimia"
#> [202] "Ptychopyxis" "Eminium" "Leiocarpa"
#> [205] "Forsskaolea" "Anethum" "Mormodes"
#> [208] "Cynophalla" "Hydrogonium" "Onosma"
#> [211] "Sprengelia" "Alicularia" "Haworthia"
#> [214] "Aulacomitrium" "Cleome" "Danthonia"
#> [217] "Stenanona" "Schinopsis" "Spathiphyllum"
#> [220] "Heteradelphia" "Trichostomum" "Santalum"
#> [223] "Colpodium" "Urophyllum" "Toddalia"
#> [226] "Cruckshanksia" "Ranunculus" "Dichaetanthera"
#> [229] "Ceratostylis" "Fornasinia" "Commiphora"
#> [232] "Manyonia" "Triplostegia" "Desmatodon"
#> [235] "Pennilabium" "Rhacoma" "Tabernaemontana"
#> [238] "Anisomeris" "Zenobia" "Coccocypselum"
#> [241] "Sagina" "Sibbaldia" "Rodriguezia"
#> [244] "Erepsia" "Trichosalpinx" "Lindernia"
#> [247] "Casuarina" "Lomatia" "Caelestina"
#> [250] "Conanthus" "Cucurbita" "Seridia"
#> [253] "Scleranthus" "Banksia" "Wettinia"
#> [256] "Sarracenia" "Kniphofia" "Ehretia"
#> [259] "Cephaloziopsis" "Populus" "Pterosenecio"
#> [262] "Horichia" "Roupala" "Aichryson"
#> [265] "Crepidium" "Alexa" "Nemum"
#> [268] "Lorandersonia" "Laphamia" "Aloysia"
#> [271] "Goniothalamus" "Cremanthodium" "Selinum"
#> [274] "Duroia" "Loasa" "Bulbine"
#> [277] "Eriosema" "Dianthus" "Lomariopsis"
#> [280] "Roldana" "Tridophyllum" "Solms-laubachia"
#> [283] "Sebastiania" "Cacalia" "Hymenolobium"
#> [286] "Pourouma" "Ferulago" "Silphium"
#> [289] "Aerides" "Isodon" "Saurauia"
#> [292] "Oreamunoa" "Seseli" "Janipha"
#> [295] "Ericameria" "Aporosa" "Hudsonia"
#> [298] "Polyacantha" "Angelica" "Polytrias"
#> [301] "Pyrenia" "Malaxis" "Tamarix"
#> [304] "Hermannia" "Trematodon" "Ruprechtia"
#> [307] "Aegiphila" "Ardisia" "Adicea"
#> [310] "Brachiaria" "Pleopeltis" "Sphaerostigma"
#> [313] "Dinochloa" "Neonauclea" "Spathelia"
#> [316] "Albuca" "Kallstroemia" "Hippomarathrum"
#> [319] "Forsteronia" "Fontinalis" "Peristrophe"
#> [322] "Erpodium" "Lycium" "Pseudoleskeella"
#> [325] "Leucadendron" "Nanobryum" "Prinos"
#> [328] "Mnium" "Capillipedium" "Pavonia"
#> [331] "Dimeria" "Deutzia" "Chamaecrista"
#> [334] "Halocnemum" "Lepidostemon" "Drosera"
#> [337] "Spigelia" "Cephalozia" "Stenocline"
#> [340] "Ischnea" "Munnozia" "Triaenophora"
#> [343] "Edosmia" "Albizia" "Psilanthus"
#> [346] "Ternstroemia" "Heterocentron" "Houstonia"
#> [349] "Mitracarpus" "Dactyladenia" "Gonolobus"
#> [352] "Meteorium" "Youngia" "Gentianella"
#> [355] "Tacsonia" "Cedrela" "Mangifera"
#> [358] "Tibouchina" "Halenia" "Psilostachys"
#> [361] "Metalejeunea" "Lellingeria" "Geophila"
#> [364] "Adiantum" "Bacopa" "Daemonorops"
#> [367] "Solulus" "Monnina" "Junellia"
#> [370] "Cytisus" "Agapetes" "Dimerodontium"
#> [373] "Erodium" "Echinocactus" "Psylliostachys"
#> [376] "Schmidelia" "Bonnetia" "Dymondia"
#> [379] "Eucomis" "Rhetinantha" "Primulina"
#> [382] "Billardiera" "Brachysiphon" "Cyclosorus"
#> [385] "Pristimera" "Dalea" "Guzmania"
#> [388] "Bullockia" "Mirbelia" "Buxus"
#> [391] "Asphodelus" "Dichapetalum" "Thibaudia"
#> [394] "Phoradendron" "Empodium" "Ayenia"
#> [397] "Vinkia" "Saponaria" "Eriotheca"
#> [400] "Amaryllis" "Vateria" "Manilkara"
#> [403] "Meteoridium" "Psammotropha" "Ticorea"
#> [406] "Sibiraea" "Gastrodia" "Tinnea"
#> [409] "Allium" "Packera" "Acystopteris"
#> [412] "Lomagramma" "Chiliadenus" "Elionurus"
#> [415] "Logfia" "Ceanothus" "Plumeria"
#> [418] "Hovea" "Guapira" "Porothamnium"
#> [421] "Epilobium" "Otophora" "Stenochlaena"
#> [424] "Leptochilus" "Tripterocalyx" "Aspidonepsis"
#> [427] "Tingulonga" "Gymnobalanus" "Ficus"
#> [430] "Tetracme" "Clavija" "Ebnerella"
#> [433] "Aldina" "Lidbeckia" "Comocladia"
#> [436] "Sulcorebutia" "Cocculus" "Funaria"
#> [439] "Octarrhena" "Goniophlebium" "Lagotis"
#> [442] "Warneckea" "Oreocarya" "Xiphopteris"
#> [445] "Malabaila" "Scorzoneroides" "Skimmia"
#> [448] "Pseudomuscari" "Neomammillaria" "Mycaranthes"
#> [451] "Brasilidium" "Microsteira" "Sida"
#> [454] "Tetragonotheca" "Ophthalmophyllum" "Ixia"
#> [457] "Tainia" "Linanthus" "Echinopepon"
#> [460] "Bartsia" "Elytrigia" "Brachycorythis"
#> [463] "Tylecodon" "Amphistelma" "Littorella"
#> [466] "Saxifraga" "Pentossaea" "Barbaceniopsis"
#> [469] "Epigynium" "Hymenostomum" "Hionanthera"
#> [472] "Hypoestes" "Enkianthus" "Xantolis"
#> [475] "Platystoma" "Corokia" "Xylopia"
#> [478] "Marchantia" "Allocalyx" "Payena"
#> [481] "Caragana" "Chorizanthe" "Philammos"
#> [484] "Pentopetia" "Platystemon" "Vrydagzynea"
#> [487] "Picramnia" "Leucopogon" "Leontodon"
#> [490] "Renistipula" "Bromelia" "Ridan"
#> [493] "Convolvulus" "Lastreopsis" "Thrixspermum"
#> [496] "Sphenolobopsis" "Odontochilus" "Lycianthes"
#> [499] "Luerssenidendron" "Cyphochilus"