Some key functions in taxize, what they do, and their data sources.

Function name What it does Source
children Get direct children COL, NCBI, ITIS
classification Upstream classification COL, NCBI, ITIS, Tropicos, EOL, GBIF, NBN
comm2sci Get scientific from common names EOL, NCBI, ITIS, Tropicos
downstream Downstream taxa to specified rank COL, ITIS, GBIF
get_ids Get taxonomic identifiers COL, NCBI, ITIS, Tropicos, EOL, GBIF, NBN
resolve Resolve names using any resolver GNR, TNRS, iPlant
sci2comm Get common from scientific names EOL, NCBI, ITIS
synonyms Retrieve synonyms given input names/identifiers COL, NCBI, ITIS, Tropicos
upstream Retrieve upstream taxa given names/identifiers COL, ITIS

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