taxize (version 0.9.4)

tpl_get: Get The Plant List csv files.

Description

Get The Plant List csv files.

Usage

tpl_get(x, family = NULL, ...)

Arguments

x

Directory to write csv files to.

family

If you want just one, or >1 family, but not all, list them in a vector.

...

(list) Curl options passed on to GET

Value

Returns nothing to console, except a message and progress bar. Writes csv files to x.

Details

Throws a warning if you already have a directory of the one provided, but still works. Writes to your home directory, change x as needed.

References

The Plant List http://www.theplantlist.org

See Also

tpl_families

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# Get a few families
dir <- file.path(tempdir(), "abc")
tpl_get(dir, family = c("Platanaceae","Winteraceae"))
readLines(file.path(dir, "Platanaceae.csv"), n = 5)

# You can now get Gymnosperms as well
dir1 <- file.path(tempdir(), "def")
tpl_get(dir1, family = c("Pinaceae","Taxaceae"))

# You can get mosses too!
dir2 <- file.path(tempdir(), "ghi")
tpl_get(dir2, family = "Echinodiaceae")

# Get all families
## Beware, will take a while
## dir3 <- file.path(tempdir(), "jkl")
## tpl_get("dir3)
# }