R: Number of leaves in a phylogenetic tree

NTip {TreeTools} | R Documentation

## Number of leaves in a phylogenetic tree

### Description

`NTip()` extends `ape::Ntip()` to handle objects of class `Splits` and `list`, and edge matrices (equivalent to `tree$edge`).

### Usage

    NTip(phy)

    ## S3 method for class 'Splits'
    NTip(phy)

    ## S3 method for class 'list'
    NTip(phy)

    ## S3 method for class 'phylo'
    NTip(phy)

    ## S3 method for class 'multiPhylo'
    NTip(phy)

    ## S3 method for class 'matrix'
    NTip(phy)

### Arguments

`phy` | Object representing one or more phylogenetic trees.

### Value

`NTip()` returns an integer specifying the number of tips in each object in `phy`.

### See Also

Other tree properties: `ConsensusWithout()`, `NSplits()`, `SplitsInBinaryTree()`, `TipLabels()`, `TreeIsRooted()`

Other Splits operations: `NSplits()`, `SplitsInBinaryTree()`, `TipLabels()`, `TipsInSplits()`, `as.Splits()`, `match()`

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