| Title: | World Checklist of Vascular Plants Data |
|---|---|
| Description: | Provides a local interface to the 'World Checklist of Vascular Plants' (WCVP) <https://powo.science.kew.org/about-wcvp> (Version 16, June 2026), sourced from 'Plants of the World Online' <https://powo.science.kew.org/>. Bundles standardized snapshots of global taxonomic and geographic distribution data for vascular plants, designed to support large-scale botanical research and biodiversity analysis directly in 'R'. |
| Authors: | Paul E. Santos Andrade [aut, cre, cph] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6635-0375>) |
| Maintainer: | Paul E. Santos Andrade <[email protected]> |
| License: | GPL (>= 3) |
| Version: | 0.7.0 |
| Built: | 2026-10-04 14:38:53 UTC |
| Source: | https://github.com/PaulESantos/wcvpdata |
wcvp_check_version(silent = FALSE)wcvp_check_version(silent = FALSE)
silent |
Suppress all messages and warnings. |
A logical value; TRUE if the packaged version is up to date, FALSE otherwise.
wcvp_check_version()wcvp_check_version()
Geographic records mapped to TDWG WGSRPD levels.
wcvp_distribution(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)wcvp_distribution(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)
as_data_frame |
If |
columns |
Optional character vector of columns to read when
|
An arrow::Dataset or a tibble.
Taxonomic identifiers and hierarchy needed to join geographic records.
wcvp_distribution_names(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)wcvp_distribution_names(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)
as_data_frame |
If |
columns |
Optional character vector of columns to read when
|
An arrow::Dataset or a tibble.
A compact taxonomic backbone for matching plant names. Unlike the legacy lazy-data object, this reads no data until requested.
wcvp_matching_names(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)wcvp_matching_names(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)
as_data_frame |
If |
columns |
Optional character vector of columns to read when
|
An arrow::Dataset or a tibble.
Opens one of the columnar WCVP tables bundled with the package. The returned Arrow Dataset is lazy: columns and rows are read only when a query is collected.
wcvp_open_dataset(table)wcvp_open_dataset(table)
table |
One of |
An arrow::Dataset.
## Not run: wcvp_open_dataset("matching_names") ## End(Not run)## Not run: wcvp_open_dataset("matching_names") ## End(Not run)
Accepted names and their nomenclatural synonym records.
wcvp_synonym_index(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)wcvp_synonym_index(as_data_frame = FALSE, columns = NULL)
as_data_frame |
If |
columns |
Optional character vector of columns to read when
|
An arrow::Dataset or a tibble.
wcvp_validate_data(silent = FALSE)wcvp_validate_data(silent = FALSE)
silent |
Suppress all messages and warnings. |
This function checks the bundled Parquet tables against package metadata and basic integrity constraints. It materializes identifier columns only.
A logical value; TRUE if the local data matches the metadata and
satisfies integrity checks, FALSE otherwise.
wcvp_validate_data()wcvp_validate_data()
wcvp_version(long = TRUE)wcvp_version(long = TRUE)
long |
Whether to return the version date with version number. |
A character string containing the version and date.
wcvp_version()wcvp_version()