Template:ThePlantList/doc

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Usage

Use this template to add a citation or link to a species entry listed on The Plant List database. Pair this with <ref> tags to make full citations.

Syntax

Simple

Simply use the tag by itself or leave first two parameters blank to generate a citation of Wikidata's corresponding link to ThePlantList for the current article's plant species.

{{ThePlantList species}}

Example

Adding {{ThePlantList species}} to the Nelumbo nucifera page creates the following:

"Nelumbo nucifera". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.

Advanced formatting and parameter options

{{ThePlantList species |  |  | taxon | authority | validity | accessdate = <date> }}

OR

{{ThePlantList | id =<id> | taxon = <taxon> | authority = (optional) | validity = (optional) | accessdate = (optional) }}

OR

{{ThePlantList | id=<id> | taxon | authority | validity | accessdate = <date> }}

OR

{{ThePlantList | providerId | recordId | taxon | authority | validity | accessdate = <date> }}

Samples

{{ThePlantList species | id=rjp-310 | taxon=Rubus idaeus | authority=L. | | accessdate = 17 October 2024 }}

{{ThePlantList species | id=rjp-310 | taxon=Rubus idaeus | authority=L. }}

{{ThePlantList species | rjp | 31093 | Rubus fragrans | Salisb. | nv | accessdate = 17 October 2024 }}

{{ThePlantList species | rjp | 31093 | Rubus fragrans | Salisb. | nv }}

{{ThePlantList species | kew | 2332579 | Juniperus communis | L. | accessdate= 17 October 2024 }}

Results: "Rubus idaeus L.". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "Rubus idaeus L.". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "Rudbeckia hirta L.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "Rubus fragrans Salisb. Synonym". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "Rubus fragrans Salisb. Synonym". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "Rubus idaeus L.". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "ThePlantList/doc". Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "Juniperus communis L.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "Juniperus communis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online; "ThePlantList/doc". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online (Only works on Wikipedia pages with corresponding Wikidata:(species pages).

Parameters

id

the id shown in the first 2 formats above format is a combination of the providerId and the recordId. This includes anything in URL, following "record/"; e.g. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2332579

providerId (not to be used with id parameter.)

Identifies the source of the information about the taxon. This is the second to the last part of the URL of the URL after; e.g. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2332579

gcc= The Global Compositae Checklist

ild= International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)

kew= KewGarden and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families(WCSP)

tro= Tropicos (Missouri Botanical Gardens)

rjp= Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Richard J. Pankhurst — Rosaceae

wcsp= World Checklist of Selected Plant Families(WCSP)

ifn= The International Plant Names Index(IPNI)

Ex: (for Juniperus communis ): kew

recordId (to be used with providerId)

The recordId does NOT INCLUDE the providerId, it's the very last part of the URL, following the providerId; e.g. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2332579

Ex: (for Juniperus communis ): 2332579

Ex: (for Juniperus communis ): address http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2332579 the providerId is kew and the recordId is 2332579

taxon

the binomial name of the taxon.

Ex: (for Juniperus communis): Juniperus communis

authority (optional)

The name of the author

Ex: (for Juniperus communis): L.

validity (optional)

If the species is considered as unaccepted or synonym by ThePlantList, add nv.

Ex (for Juniperus albanica) : nv

Usage

Syntax

Samples

Parameters

See also