Existing name checking mechanisms

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(Testing and documentation in progress)


Checklist Bank (GBIF & Catalogue of Life)

World Flora Online WFO Plant List

PESI

LifeWatch

Global Names

Kew (IPNI)

Scope: Plants (POWO - IPNI offered but not working)
Software updated: ?
Codebase/Documentation ?
Data updated: current
Limitation: Not found - tested with 144.000 records
Other: OpenRefine Interface?
Local ID input returned: YES
Local Name input returned: YES
Aggregator name ID returned: YES


TNRS Taxonomic Name Resolution Service

Scope: Plants, WFO and WCVP
Software updated: v. 5.0 Feb. 24, 2021
Codebase/Documentation: https://github.com/ojalaquellueva/TNRSapi
Data updated: 2023
Limitation: Pasting 5000 names; API-processing unlimited (in batches of 5000)
Other: R package available
Local ID input returned: No
Local Name input returned: YES
Aggregator name ID returned: NO