names_list {taxize} | R Documentation |
Get a random vector of species names.
Description
Family and order names come from the APG plant names list. Genus and species names come from Theplantlist.org.
Usage
names_list(rank = "genus", size = 10)
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 |
Value
character vector of taxonomic names
Author(s)
Scott Chamberlain
Examples
names_list()
names_list('species')
names_list('genus')
names_list('family')
names_list('order')
names_list('order', 2)
names_list('order', 15)
# You can get a lot of genus or species names if you want
nrow(theplantlist)
names_list('genus', 500)
[Package taxize version 0.9.100 Index]