Package index • rcol

Catalogue of Life shortcuts

Convenience functions that always target the latest extended COL release, pinned to a fixed key for the session.

col_match() col_match_verbose() col_match_checklist() col_dataset() col_dataset_metrics() col_usage() col_usage_search() col_search() col_suggest() col_classification() col_synonyms() col_vernacular() col_usage_metrics() col_tree() col_children(): Catalogue of Life shortcuts
col_key(): The pinned Catalogue of Life release key
col_refresh(): Re-pin the Catalogue of Life release

Name matching

Match scientific names against any dataset or COL release.

clb_match(): Match a scientific name against a ChecklistBank dataset
clb_match_verbose(): Match a name and return all candidate usages
clb_match_checklist(): Match a checklist of names in bulk

Catalogue of Life releases

clb_col_release(): Resolve a Catalogue of Life release
clb_col_releases(): List all Catalogue of Life releases

Parsers

clb_parsers(): List the available ChecklistBank parsers
clb_parse_name(): Parse scientific names
clb_parse(): Parse values with a ChecklistBank value parser

Datasets

clb_dataset_search(): Search datasets in ChecklistBank
clb_dataset(): Get dataset metadata
clb_dataset_metrics(): Dataset metrics

Name usages & taxa

clb_usage(): Get a name usage (taxon or synonym) by id
clb_usage_search() clb_search(): Full-text search of name usages
clb_suggest(): Autocomplete suggestions for name usages
clb_classification(): Taxonomic classification (lineage) of a taxon
clb_synonyms(): Synonyms of a taxon
clb_vernacular(): Vernacular (common) names
clb_usage_metrics(): Metrics for a taxon

clb_tree(): Navigate the taxonomic tree
clb_children(): Direct children of a taxon

Configuration

clb_base_url(): The ChecklistBank API base URL