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

Function name What it does Source
apg_lookup Changes names to match the APGIII list Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
classification Upstream classification Various
col_children Direct children Catalogue of Life
col_downstream Downstream taxa to specified rank Catalogue of Life
eol_hierarchy Upstream classification Encyclopedia of Life
eol_search Search EOL taxon information Encyclopedia of Life
get_seqs Get NCBI sequences National Center for Biotechnology Information
get_tsn Get ITIS TSN Integrated Taxonomic Information System
get_uid Get NCBI UID National Center for Biotechnology Information
searchbycommonname Search ITIS by common name Integrated Taxonomic Information System
searchbyscientificname Search ITIS by scientific name Integrated Taxonomic Information System
gisd_isinvasive Invasiveness status Global Invasive Species Database
gni_parse Parse scientific names into components Global Names Index
gni_search Search EOL's global names index Global Names Index
gnr_resolve Resolve names using EOL's global names index Global Names Resolver
itis_downstream Downstream taxa to specified rank Integrated Taxonomic Information System
iucn_status IUCN status IUCN Red List
phylomatic_tree Get a plant Phylogeny Phylomatic
plantminer Search Plantminer Plantminer
tax_name Get taxonomic name for specific rank Various
tax_rank Get rank of a taxonomic name Various
tnrs Resolve names using iPlant iPlant Taxonomic Name Resolution Service
tp_acceptednames Check for accepted names using Tropicos Tropicos
tpl_search Search the Plant List The Plant List
ubio_namebank Search uBio uBio