R: Get a random vector of species names.

names_list {taxize} | R Documentation

## Get a random vector of species names.

### Description

Family and order names come from the APG plant names list. Genus and species names come from Theplantlist.org.

### Usage

    names_list(rank = "genus", size = 10)

### Arguments

`rank` | Taxonomic rank, one of species, genus (default), family, order.
`size` | Number of names to get. Maximum depends on the rank.

### Value

Vector of taxonomic names.

### Author(s)

Scott Chamberlain myrmecocystus@gmail.com

### Examples

    names_list()
    names_list('species')
    names_list('genus')
    names_list('family')
    names_list('order')
    names_list('order', '2')
    names_list('order', '15')

    # You can get a lot of genus or species names if you want
    nrow(theplantlist)
    names_list('genus', 500)

[Package taxize version 0.9.0 Index]