1 Packages needed

library(WorldFlora)
library(data.table)
library(dplyr)

2 Introduction

The WorldFlora package (Kindt 2020) uses the taxonomic backbone data of World Flora Online (WFO; Borsch et al. 2020; www.worldfloraonline.org). In December 2021, a new version of the taxonomic backbone was released.

After downloading the new WFO backbone via function WorldFlora::WFO.download, I recheck here the names of the GlobalTreeSearch (GTS) database that were not directly matched with the World Checlist of Vascular Plants as shown in this publication.

3 Load the 2021 backbone data

WFO.remember()
## Data sourced from: E:/Roeland/R/World Flora Online/2021//classification.txt (Tue Dec 21 11:45:44 2021)
## Reading WFO data
## Warning in data.table::fread(WFO.file1, encoding = "UTF-8"): Found and resolved
## improper quoting out-of-sample. First healed line 117: <<wfo-0000000117
## GCC-1AF25765-5E36-4AED-8F64-12BB4F58DEC0 Hieracium onosmoides subsp.
## sphaerianthum SUBSPECIES wfo-0000034880 (Arv.-Touv.) Zahn Asteraceae Hieracium
## onosmoides sphaerianthum subsp. "Zahn, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 82. 1923." 1676
## 1923 ACCEPTED wfo-0000118008 More details could be found in <a href=http://
## www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-10011 >The Plant List v.1.1.</a>
## Originally in <a href=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/gcc-10011 >The
## Plant List v.1.0</a> 2012-02->>. If the fields are not quoted (e.g. field
## separator does not appear within any field), try quote="" to avoid this warning.
## The WFO data is now available from WFO.data

4 Obtain tree species names that were not directly matched

The list of species names that were not directly matched was saved to a local folder previously. These can be loaded again via the following script:

data.dir <- "E:\\Roeland\\R\\World Flora Online\\2021"

GTS.nm.file <- paste0(data.dir, "/GTS fuzzy match.txt")

GTS <- fread(GTS.nm.file, encoding="UTF-8")

head(GTS)
##                  TaxonName                       Author          TaxonName.ORIG
## 1:   Abarema cochliocarpos (Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes   Abarema cochliocarpos
## 2:  Acacia macdonnellensis                   Maconochie  Acacia macdonnellensis
## 3:         Acer sosnowskyi                      Doluch.         Acer sosnowskyi
## 4:    Acropogon calcicolus             Morat & Chalopin    Acropogon calcicolus
## 5: Acropogon sageniifolius                      Schltr. Acropogon sageniifolius
## 6: Acropogon schumannianus                      Schltr. Acropogon schumannianus
##    Squished Brackets.detected Number.detected Unique Matched Fuzzy
## 1:    FALSE             FALSE           FALSE   TRUE    TRUE  TRUE
## 2:    FALSE             FALSE           FALSE   TRUE    TRUE  TRUE
## 3:    FALSE             FALSE           FALSE   TRUE    TRUE  TRUE
## 4:    FALSE             FALSE           FALSE   TRUE    TRUE  TRUE
## 5:    FALSE             FALSE           FALSE   TRUE    TRUE  TRUE
## 6:    FALSE             FALSE           FALSE   TRUE    TRUE  TRUE
##    Fuzzy.toomany Fuzzy.two Fuzzy.one Fuzzy.dist Auth.dist OriSeq Subseq
## 1:             0     FALSE     FALSE          1         0     14      1
## 2:             0     FALSE     FALSE          1         0    386      1
## 3:             0     FALSE      TRUE         11         6    806      1
## 4:             0     FALSE     FALSE          2         0    980      1
## 5:             0     FALSE     FALSE          2         0    997      1
## 6:             0     FALSE     FALSE          2         0   1000      1
##       taxonID          scientificName     scientificNameAuthorship
## 1:  1020872-2   Abarema cochliacarpos (Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
## 2:   470815-1 Acacia macdonnelliensis                   Maconochie
## 3:   328248-2                    Acer                           L.
## 4: 77080941-1     Acropogon calcicola             Morat & Chalopin
## 5:   822024-1  Acropogon sageniifolia                      Schltr.
## 6:   822025-1  Acropogon schumanniana                      Schltr.
##    acceptedNameUsageID taxonomicStatus     kew_id      family     genus
## 1:                  NA        Accepted  1020872-2    Fabaceae   Abarema
## 2:                  NA        Accepted   470815-1    Fabaceae    Acacia
## 3:                  NA        Accepted   328248-2 Sapindaceae      Acer
## 4:                  NA        Accepted 77080941-1   Malvaceae Acropogon
## 5:                  NA        Accepted   822024-1   Malvaceae Acropogon
## 6:                  NA        Accepted   822025-1   Malvaceae Acropogon
##             species infraspecies              taxon_name
## 1:    cochliacarpos                Abarema cochliacarpos
## 2: macdonnelliensis              Acacia macdonnelliensis
## 3:                                                  Acer
## 4:        calcicola                  Acropogon calcicola
## 5:     sageniifolia               Acropogon sageniifolia
## 6:     schumanniana               Acropogon schumanniana
##                         authors    rank taxonomic_status accepted_kew_id
## 1: (Gomes) Barneby & J.W.Grimes SPECIES         Accepted              NA
## 2:                   Maconochie SPECIES         Accepted              NA
## 3:                           L.   GENUS         Accepted              NA
## 4:             Morat & Chalopin SPECIES         Accepted              NA
## 5:                      Schltr. SPECIES         Accepted              NA
## 6:                      Schltr. SPECIES         Accepted              NA
##    accepted_name accepted_authors parent_kew_id parent_name parent_authors
## 1:            NA               NA    30032383-2     Abarema        Pittier
## 2:            NA               NA      325783-2      Acacia          Mill.
## 3:            NA               NA                                         
## 4:            NA               NA       38602-1   Acropogon        Schltr.
## 5:            NA               NA       38602-1   Acropogon        Schltr.
## 6:            NA               NA       38602-1   Acropogon        Schltr.
##     reviewed                               publication original_name_id Hybrid
## 1: In review Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1): 94 (1996)         507825-1       
## 2: In review      J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 1: 183 (1978)                        
## 3: In review                      Sp. Pl.: 1054 (1753)                        
## 4: In review          Adansonia, sér. 3, 29: 96 (2007)                        
## 5: In review          Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 187 (1906)                        
## 6: In review          Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 187 (1906)                        
##    New.accepted Old.status Old.ID Old.name Old.author Old.author.dist
## 1:        FALSE                                                    NA
## 2:        FALSE                                                    NA
## 3:        FALSE                                                    NA
## 4:        FALSE                                                    NA
## 5:        FALSE                                                    NA
## 6:        FALSE                                                    NA
##    One.Reason
## 1:           
## 2:           
## 3:           
## 4:           
## 5:           
## 6:

5 Matching with World Flora Online

For those species that could not be matched directly with the WCVP, we now try matching those names with World Flora Online. Afterwards a comparison will be made between matches of WCVP and WFO.

Selecting species names that were not matched directly with the WCVP:

GTS.recheck <- GTS[, c("TaxonName", "Author")]

Similar scripts can be used as previously:

GTS.WFO <- WFO.one(WFO.match(GTS.recheck, 
                               WFO.data = WFO.data,
                               spec.name = "TaxonName",
                               Authorship = "Author",
                               verbose = TRUE, 
                               counter = 100),
                     verbose = FALSE, counter = 100)
## Warning in if (class(spec.data) == "character") {: the condition has length > 1
## and only the first element will be used
## Fuzzy matches for  Acropogon calcicolus were:  Acropogon calcicola
## Fuzzy matches for  Archidendron oblonga were:  Archidendron oblongum
## Fuzzy matches for  Armeniaca zhenghensis were:  Armeniaca zhengheensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Athenaea wettesteiniana were:  Athenaea wettsteiniana
## Fuzzy matches for  Bathysa mendoncaei were:  Bathysa mendoncae
## Fuzzy matches for  Beilschmiedia tisseranti were:  Beilschmiedia tisserantii
## Fuzzy matches for  Betula murrayana were:  Betula ×murrayana
## Fuzzy matches for  Campnosperma zeylanica were:  Campnosperma zeylanicum
## Fuzzy matches for  Canarium multinervis were:  Canarium multinerve
## Fuzzy matches for  Canarium subsidiarum were:  Canarium subsidarium
## Fuzzy matches for  Canarium subtilis were:  Canarium subtile
## Fuzzy matches for  Capparidastrum cuatrecasanum were:  Capparidastrum cuatrecasasianum
## Fuzzy matches for  Catostemma digitatum were:  Catostemma digitata
## Fuzzy matches for  Cinnamomum cappara-coronde were:  Cinnamomum capparu-coronde
## Fuzzy matches for  Citharexylum mocinnoi were:  Citharexylum mocinoi, Citharexylum mocinnoi var. longibracteolatum, Citharexylum mocinoi f. williamsii
## Best fuzzy matches for  Citharexylum mocinnoi were:  Citharexylum mocinoi
## Fuzzy matches for  Combretum umbricolum were:  Combretum umbricola
## Reached record # 100
## Fuzzy matches for  Crataegus jonesiae were:  Crataegus jonesae, Crataegus jonesiae var. brownietta, Crataegus jonesiae var. harryi
## Best fuzzy matches for  Crataegus jonesiae were:  Crataegus jonesae
## Fuzzy matches for  Croton huitotorus were:  Croton huitotorum
## Fuzzy matches for  Croton piluliferus were:  Croton piluliferum
## Fuzzy matches for Ctenodon molliculus were only found for first term
## Fuzzy matches for  Ctenodon molliculus were:  Erigeron stenodon, Hieracium stenodontophyllum, Conyza stenodonta, Senecio stenodon var. stenodon, Senecio stenodon, Bidens frondosa var. stenodonta, Hieracium euctenodon, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. multiramum, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. tephrosoma, Elekmania stenodon, Hieracium ctenodontoides, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. ctenodon, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. largatum, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. zahnii, Hieracium benzianum subsp. ctenodontoides, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. largum, Senecio stenodon var. deglabratus, Hieracium ctenodon, Hieracium stenodon, Hieracium stenodontum, Guardiola stenodonta, Cyclosorus stenodontus, Sphaerostephanos stenodontus, Thelypteris stenodonta, Ctenodon weddellianus, Lonchocarpus stenodon, Rhynchosia stenodon, Swainsona stenodonta, Lotus stenodon, Isodon stenodontus, Ocimum fimbriatum var. ctenodon, Peristylus stenodon, Rabdosia stenodonta, Rhabdocaulon stenodontum, Salvia stenodonta, Becium ctenodon, Becium fimbriatum var. ctenodon, Strobilanthes stenodon, Ranunculus stenodon, Navia stenodonta, Berula erecta var. stenodon, Castilleja ctenodonta, Castilleja ctenodonta var. altorum, Allium plurifoliatum var. stenodon, Allium stenodon, Freycinetia stenodonta, Allium cyaneum f. stenodon, Allium cyaneum var. stenodon, Jasminum stenodon, Lobelia stenodonta, Cyphia stenodonta, Heterotoma stenodonta, Mentha ×brachystachya var. stenodonta, Mentha arvensis var. stenodonta, Dendropanax stenodontus, Faramea stenodon, Gilibertia stenodonta, Habenaria stenodon, Hedeoma stenodonta, Rubus foliosus subsp. ctenodon, Rosa stenodonta, Rubus ctenodon, Comolia stenodon, Stenodon gracilis, Stenodon suberosus, Primula stenodonta, Bryum stenodon, Tetrameris stenodon, Fritzschia stenodon, Hieracium porrectum subsp. ctenodontopsis, Hieracium valdepilosum subsp. ctenodontopsis, Comolia stenodon var. major, Comolia stenodon var. suborbicularis, Stenodon
## With Fuzzy.one, reduced matches to those of 1 word only
## Fuzzy matches for Ctenodon monteiroi were only found for first term
## Fuzzy matches for  Ctenodon monteiroi were:  Erigeron stenodon, Hieracium stenodontophyllum, Conyza stenodonta, Senecio stenodon var. stenodon, Senecio stenodon, Bidens frondosa var. stenodonta, Hieracium euctenodon, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. multiramum, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. tephrosoma, Elekmania stenodon, Hieracium ctenodontoides, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. ctenodon, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. largatum, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. zahnii, Hieracium benzianum subsp. ctenodontoides, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. largum, Senecio stenodon var. deglabratus, Hieracium ctenodon, Hieracium stenodon, Hieracium stenodontum, Guardiola stenodonta, Cyclosorus stenodontus, Sphaerostephanos stenodontus, Thelypteris stenodonta, Ctenodon weddellianus, Lonchocarpus stenodon, Rhynchosia stenodon, Swainsona stenodonta, Lotus stenodon, Isodon stenodontus, Ocimum fimbriatum var. ctenodon, Peristylus stenodon, Rabdosia stenodonta, Rhabdocaulon stenodontum, Salvia stenodonta, Becium ctenodon, Becium fimbriatum var. ctenodon, Strobilanthes stenodon, Ranunculus stenodon, Navia stenodonta, Berula erecta var. stenodon, Castilleja ctenodonta, Castilleja ctenodonta var. altorum, Allium plurifoliatum var. stenodon, Allium stenodon, Freycinetia stenodonta, Allium cyaneum f. stenodon, Allium cyaneum var. stenodon, Jasminum stenodon, Lobelia stenodonta, Cyphia stenodonta, Heterotoma stenodonta, Mentha ×brachystachya var. stenodonta, Mentha arvensis var. stenodonta, Dendropanax stenodontus, Faramea stenodon, Gilibertia stenodonta, Habenaria stenodon, Hedeoma stenodonta, Rubus foliosus subsp. ctenodon, Rosa stenodonta, Rubus ctenodon, Comolia stenodon, Stenodon gracilis, Stenodon suberosus, Primula stenodonta, Bryum stenodon, Tetrameris stenodon, Fritzschia stenodon, Hieracium porrectum subsp. ctenodontopsis, Hieracium valdepilosum subsp. ctenodontopsis, Comolia stenodon var. major, Comolia stenodon var. suborbicularis, Stenodon
## With Fuzzy.one, reduced matches to those of 1 word only
## Fuzzy matches for Ctenodon mucronulatus were only found for first term
## Fuzzy matches for  Ctenodon mucronulatus were:  Erigeron stenodon, Hieracium stenodontophyllum, Conyza stenodonta, Senecio stenodon var. stenodon, Senecio stenodon, Bidens frondosa var. stenodonta, Hieracium euctenodon, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. multiramum, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. tephrosoma, Elekmania stenodon, Hieracium ctenodontoides, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. ctenodon, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. largatum, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. zahnii, Hieracium benzianum subsp. ctenodontoides, Hieracium ctenodon subsp. largum, Senecio stenodon var. deglabratus, Hieracium ctenodon, Hieracium stenodon, Hieracium stenodontum, Guardiola stenodonta, Cyclosorus stenodontus, Sphaerostephanos stenodontus, Thelypteris stenodonta, Ctenodon weddellianus, Lonchocarpus stenodon, Rhynchosia stenodon, Swainsona stenodonta, Lotus stenodon, Isodon stenodontus, Ocimum fimbriatum var. ctenodon, Peristylus stenodon, Rabdosia stenodonta, Rhabdocaulon stenodontum, Salvia stenodonta, Becium ctenodon, Becium fimbriatum var. ctenodon, Strobilanthes stenodon, Ranunculus stenodon, Navia stenodonta, Berula erecta var. stenodon, Castilleja ctenodonta, Castilleja ctenodonta var. altorum, Allium plurifoliatum var. stenodon, Allium stenodon, Freycinetia stenodonta, Allium cyaneum f. stenodon, Allium cyaneum var. stenodon, Jasminum stenodon, Lobelia stenodonta, Cyphia stenodonta, Heterotoma stenodonta, Mentha ×brachystachya var. stenodonta, Mentha arvensis var. stenodonta, Dendropanax stenodontus, Faramea stenodon, Gilibertia stenodonta, Habenaria stenodon, Hedeoma stenodonta, Rubus foliosus subsp. ctenodon, Rosa stenodonta, Rubus ctenodon, Comolia stenodon, Stenodon gracilis, Stenodon suberosus, Primula stenodonta, Bryum stenodon, Tetrameris stenodon, Fritzschia stenodon, Hieracium porrectum subsp. ctenodontopsis, Hieracium valdepilosum subsp. ctenodontopsis, Comolia stenodon var. major, Comolia stenodon var. suborbicularis, Stenodon
## With Fuzzy.one, reduced matches to those of 1 word only
## Fuzzy matches for  Cupania castaneaefolia were:  Cupania castaneifolia
## Fuzzy matches for  Dalbergia annamensis were:  Dalbergia andapensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Dicoryphe buddleoides were:  Dicoryphe buddlejoides
## Fuzzy matches for  Diospyros apeibacarpos were:  Diospyros apeibocarpos
## Fuzzy matches for  Diospyros martinii were:  Diospyros martineziana, Diospyros martini
## Best fuzzy matches for  Diospyros martinii were:  Diospyros martini
## Fuzzy matches for  Dombeya de-lislei were:  Dombeya delilei, Dombeya delislei
## Best fuzzy matches for  Dombeya de-lislei were:  Dombeya delislei
## Fuzzy matches for  Drypetes assymetricarpa were:  Drypetes asymmetricarpa
## Fuzzy matches for  Erythrospermum monticolum were:  Erythrospermum monticola, Erythrospermum monticola var. amplifolium, Erythrospermum monticola var. cordifolium, Erythrospermum monticola var. pyrifolium
## Best fuzzy matches for  Erythrospermum monticolum were:  Erythrospermum monticola
## Fuzzy matches for  Eucalyptus alatissima were:  Eucalyptus plenissima
## Fuzzy matches for  Eucalyptus gregoryensis were:  Eucalyptus gregoriensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Eugenia poroensis were:  Eugenia paraensis, Eugenia pardensis, Eugenia poliensis, Eugenia togoensis
## Best fuzzy matches for  Eugenia poroensis were:  Eugenia paraensis, Eugenia pardensis, Eugenia poliensis, Eugenia togoensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Garnieria spathulaefolia were:  Garnieria spathulifolia
## Fuzzy matches for  Geissois hippocastaneifolia were:  Geissois hippocastanifolia
## Fuzzy matches for  Geniostoma balansaeanum were:  Geniostoma balansanum
## Reached record # 200
## Fuzzy matches for  Gigasiphon humblotianus were:  Gigasiphon humblotianum
## Fuzzy matches for  Glyptopetalum longipedunculatum were:  Glyptopetalum longipedicellatum, Glyptopetalum longepedunculatum
## Best fuzzy matches for  Glyptopetalum longipedunculatum were:  Glyptopetalum longepedunculatum
## Fuzzy matches for  Gmelina leichardtii were:  Gmelina leichhardtii
## Fuzzy matches for  Graffenrieda conostegioides were:  Graffenrieda comostegioides
## Fuzzy matches for  Grazielodendron rio-docensis were:  Grazielodendron riodocense
## Fuzzy matches for  Guettarda prenleloupii were:  Guettarda preneloupii
## Fuzzy matches for  Guettarda wayaensis were:  Guettarda wagapensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Ixora richard-longii were:  Ixora richardi-longii
## Fuzzy matches for  Labordia waiolanii were:  Labordia waiolani
## Fuzzy matches for  Lethedon le-ratii were:  Lethedon leratii
## Fuzzy matches for  Litsea aureo-sericea were:  Neolitsea aureosericea, Litsea aureosericea
## Best fuzzy matches for  Litsea aureo-sericea were:  Litsea aureosericea
## Fuzzy matches for  Macrolobium longiracemosum were:  Macrolobium longeracemosum
## Fuzzy matches for  Madhuca chia-ananii were:  Madhuca chai-ananii
## Fuzzy matches for  Magnolia gustavii were:  Magnolia gustavi
## Fuzzy matches for  Malleastrum mocquerysi were:  Malleastrum mocquerysii
## Fuzzy matches for  Melicope saintjohnii were:  Melicope saint-johnii
## Fuzzy matches for  Memecylon amshoffae were:  Memecylon amshoffiae
## Fuzzy matches for  Memecylon arnhemensis were:  Memecylon arnhemense
## Fuzzy matches for  Memecylon breteleranum were:  Memecylon bretelerianum
## Fuzzy matches for  Memecylon plebeium were:  Memecylon plebejum
## Fuzzy matches for  Mezoneuron kavaiense were:  Mezoneuron kauaiense, Mezonevron kauaiense
## Best fuzzy matches for  Mezoneuron kavaiense were:  Mezoneuron kauaiense
## Fuzzy matches for  Miconia doniana were:  Miconia donaeana, Miconia montana, Miconia doriana
## Best fuzzy matches for  Miconia doniana were:  Miconia doriana
## Reached record # 300
## Fuzzy matches for  Monoon chloraxanthum were:  Monoon chloroxanthum, Monoon chloranthum
## Best fuzzy matches for  Monoon chloraxanthum were:  Monoon chloroxanthum
## Fuzzy matches for  Monteverdia gonoclada were:  Monteverdia comocladiiformis
## Fuzzy matches for  Myrcia picardiae were:  Myrcia picardae
## Fuzzy matches for  Myrciaria vismiifolia were:  Myrciaria vismeifolia
## Fuzzy matches for  Myristica guatteriaefolia were:  Myristica guatteriifolia
## Fuzzy matches for  Myristica longipetiolata were:  Myristica longepetiolata
## Fuzzy matches for  Myrsine manglilla were:  Myrsine manglillo
## Fuzzy matches for  Nephrosperma van-houtteanum were:  Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum
## Fuzzy matches for  Neraudia melastomifolia were:  Neraudia melastomatifolia, Neraudia melastomatifolia f. parvifolia, Neraudia melastomatifolia var. pallida, Neraudia melastomatifolia var. guadichaudii, Neraudia melastomatifolia var. pubescens, Neraudia melastomatifolia var. uncinata, Neraudia melastomatifolia var. parvifolia
## Best fuzzy matches for  Neraudia melastomifolia were:  Neraudia melastomatifolia
## Fuzzy matches for  Olax subscorpioides were:  Olax subscorpioidea
## Fuzzy matches for  Omalanthus stokesii were:  Homalanthus stokesii
## Fuzzy matches for  Oncostemum vaccinifolium were:  Oncostemum vacciniifolium
## Fuzzy matches for  Pandanus callmanderianus were:  Pandanus callmanderiana
## Fuzzy matches for  Paracalyx balfouri were:  Paracalyx balfourii
## Fuzzy matches for  Parasassafras confertiflorum were:  Parasassafras confertiflora
## Fuzzy matches for  Pavieasia annamensis were:  Pavieasia anamensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Phellocalyx vollescenii were:  Phellocalyx vollesenii
## Fuzzy matches for  Phyllanthus valerioi were:  Phyllanthus valeriae, Phyllanthus valerii
## Best fuzzy matches for  Phyllanthus valerioi were:  Phyllanthus valerii
## Fuzzy matches for  Pleurostylia pachyphlaea were:  Pleurostylia pachyphloea
## Fuzzy matches for  Plumeria trouinensis were:  Plumeria ×trouinenais
## Reached record # 400
## Fuzzy matches for  Polyscias macranthum were:  Polyscias macrantha
## Fuzzy matches for  Polyscias nossibensis were:  Polyscias nossibiensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax ammophila were:  Psydrax ammophilus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax arnoldiana were:  Psydrax arnoldianus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax attenuata were:  Psydrax attenuatus, Psydrax attenuata var. myrmecophila, Psydrax attenuata f. myrmecophila, Psydrax attenatus f. megalantha, Psydrax attenatus var. tenella
## Best fuzzy matches for  Psydrax attenuata were:  Psydrax attenuatus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax bridsoniana were:  Psydrax bridsonianus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax cymigera were:  Psydrax cymiger
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax fragrantissima were:  Psydrax fragrantissimus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax glabra were:  Psydrax glaber
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax graciliflora were:  Psydrax graciliflorus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax latifolia were:  Psydrax latifolius
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax lepida were:  Psydrax lepidus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax livida were:  Psydrax lividus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax montana were:  Psydrax montanus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax montigena were:  Psydrax montigenus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax nitida were:  Psydrax nitidus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax obovata were:  Psydrax obovatus, Psydrax obovatus subsp. obovatus, Psydrax odorata, Psydrax odorata subsp. odorata, Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana, Psydrax odorata f. australiana, Psydrax odorata f. buxifolia, Psydrax odorata subsp. buxifolia, Psydrax odorata f. subnitida, Psydrax odorata f. foveolata, Psydrax odorata f. parviflorifera, Psydrax odorata subsp. arnhemica, Psydrax obovatus subsp. elliptica
## Best fuzzy matches for  Psydrax obovata were:  Psydrax obovatus, Psydrax odorata
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax pallida were:  Psydrax pallidus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax paradoxa were:  Psydrax paradoxus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax parviflora were:  Psydrax parviflorus, Psydrax parviflora subsp. melanophengos, Psydrax parviflorus subsp. parviflorus, Psydrax parviflora subsp. rubrocostata, Psydrax parviflorus subsp. chapmanii
## Best fuzzy matches for  Psydrax parviflora were:  Psydrax parviflorus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax pendulina were:  Psydrax pendulinus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax reticulata were:  Psydrax reticulatus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax rigidula were:  Psydrax rigidulus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax saligna were:  Psydrax salignus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax subcordata were:  Psydrax subcordatus, Psydrax subcordata var. connata, Psydrax subcordata var. subcordata
## Best fuzzy matches for  Psydrax subcordata were:  Psydrax subcordatus
## Fuzzy matches for  Psydrax tropica were:  Psydrax tropicus
## Fuzzy matches for  Quercus mexiae were:  Quercus media, Quercus mediterranea, Quercus mexicana, Quercus mexicana f. angustifolia, Quercus mexicana f. bonplandii, Quercus mexicana var. confertifolia, Quercus mexicana f. confertifolia, Quercus mexicana f. glabrata, Quercus mexicana var. glabrata, Quercus mexicana f. lanulosa, Quercus mexicana f. perfertilis, Quercus eximea
## Best fuzzy matches for  Quercus mexiae were:  Quercus media
## Fuzzy matches for  Ravenia urbanii were:  Ravenia urbani
## Fuzzy matches for  Sapindus grandifolia were:  Sapindus grandifolius
## Fuzzy matches for  Saprosma arboreum were:  Saprosma arborea
## Fuzzy matches for  Saprosma corymbosum were:  Saprosma corymbosa
## Fuzzy matches for  Schefflera balansaeana were:  Schefflera balansana
## Fuzzy matches for  Schefflera le-ratii were:  Schefflera leratii
## Fuzzy matches for  Schumacheria castanifolia were:  Schumacheria castaneifolia
## Fuzzy matches for  Semecarpus calcicolus were:  Semecarpus calcicola
## Reached record # 500
## Fuzzy matches for  Sorbus arvonensis were:  Sorbus arranensis, Sorbus arvernensis, Sorbus ×avonensis
## Best fuzzy matches for  Sorbus arvonensis were:  Sorbus arranensis, Sorbus arvernensis, Sorbus ×avonensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Sorbus pseudosemiincisa were:  Sorbus ×pseudosemiincisa, Karpatiosorbus pseudosemi-incisa
## Best fuzzy matches for  Sorbus pseudosemiincisa were:  Sorbus ×pseudosemiincisa
## Fuzzy matches for  Sorbus semiincisa were:  Sorbus semi-incisa, Karpatiosorbus semi-incisa
## Best fuzzy matches for  Sorbus semiincisa were:  Sorbus semi-incisa
## Fuzzy matches for  Sphenostemon papuanum were:  Sphenostemon papuanus
## Fuzzy matches for  Stenostomum albobruneum were:  Stenostomum albobrunneum
## Fuzzy matches for  Strychnos benthami were:  Strychnos benthamii
## Fuzzy matches for  Styrax obassis were:  Styrax obassia
## Fuzzy matches for  Swartzia remiger were:  Swartzia remigera, Swartzia remigifera
## Best fuzzy matches for  Swartzia remiger were:  Swartzia remigera
## Fuzzy matches for  Symplocos juiyenensis were:  Symplocos guianensis, Symplocos fukienensis
## Best fuzzy matches for  Symplocos juiyenensis were:  Symplocos guianensis, Symplocos fukienensis
## Fuzzy matches for  Synsepalum kassneri were:  Synsepalum kaessneri
## Fuzzy matches for  Syzygium aksornae were:  Syzygium aksornii
## Fuzzy matches for  Syzygium kanneliyensis were:  Syzygium kanneliyense
## Fuzzy matches for  Syzygium periyarensis were:  Syzygium periyarense
## Fuzzy matches for  Syzygium trukensis were:  Syzygium trukense
## Fuzzy matches for  Tambourissa castri-delphinii were:  Tambourissa castri-delphini
## Fuzzy matches for  Ternstroemia conicocarpa were:  Ternstroemia coniocarpa
## Fuzzy matches for  Tetrazygia eleagnoides were:  Tetrazygia elaeagnoides, Tetrazygia elaeagnoides var. martinicensis
## Best fuzzy matches for  Tetrazygia eleagnoides were:  Tetrazygia elaeagnoides
## Fuzzy matches for  Umtiza listerana were:  Umtiza listeriana
## Fuzzy matches for  Vachellia brandegeana were:  Vachellia brandegeeana
## Fuzzy matches for  Viburnum clemensae were:  Viburnum clemensiae
## Fuzzy matches for  Vochysia antioquiae were:  Vochysia antioquia
## Fuzzy matches for  Wrightia flavorosea were:  Wrightia flavidorosea, Wrightia flavo-rosea
## Best fuzzy matches for  Wrightia flavorosea were:  Wrightia flavo-rosea
## Fuzzy matches for  Zabelia tyaihyonii were:  Zabelia tyaihyoni
## 
##  Checking new accepted IDs
## Reached record # 100
## Reached record # 200
## Reached record # 300
## Reached record # 400
## Reached record # 500
## Reached case # 100
## Reached case # 200
## Reached case # 300
## Reached case # 400
## Reached case # 500

The majority of species that could not be directly matched by the WCVP could be matched by WFO. However, the number of directly matched species is lower than previously (407 < 478)

nrow(GTS.WFO[GTS.WFO$Fuzzy == FALSE, ])
## [1] 407
nrow(GTS.WFO[GTS.WFO$Fuzzy == FALSE, ]) / nrow(GTS.WFO)
## [1] 0.7029361
nrow(GTS.WFO[GTS.WFO$Fuzzy == TRUE, ])
## [1] 172
nrow(GTS.WFO[GTS.WFO$Fuzzy == TRUE, ]) / nrow(GTS.WFO)
## [1] 0.2970639

Saving the results locally:

GTS.m2 <- GTS.WFO[GTS.WFO$Fuzzy==FALSE, ]
GTS.m2 <- GTS.m2[, c("TaxonName", "Author", 
                   "taxonID", "family", "scientificName", "taxonomicStatus",
                   "scientificNameAuthorship", "Auth.dist",
                   "New.accepted", "Old.status")]

GTS.m2.file <- paste0(data.dir, "/WFO 2021 direct match.txt")
write.table(GTS.m2, file=GTS.m2.file, 
            quote=FALSE, sep="|",
            row.names=FALSE,
            fileEncoding="UTF-8")

GTS.nm2 <- GTS.WFO[GTS.WFO$Fuzzy==TRUE, ]

GTS.nm2.file <- paste0(data.dir, "/WFO 2021 fuzzy match.txt")
write.table(GTS.nm2, file=GTS.nm2.file, 
            quote=FALSE, sep="|",
            row.names=FALSE,
            fileEncoding="UTF-8")

These species were matched directly:

as.data.frame(GTS.m2[, c("TaxonName", "taxonID")])
##                            TaxonName        taxonID
## 1              Abarema cochliocarpos wfo-0000194208
## 2             Acacia macdonnellensis wfo-0000202850
## 3                    Acer sosnowskyi wfo-0001078666
## 4            Acropogon sageniifolius wfo-0000518915
## 5            Acropogon schumannianus wfo-0000518919
## 6              Actinodaphne leiantha wfo-0000519470
## 7              Adelobotrys macrantha wfo-0001080704
## 8                Adenanthos sericeus wfo-0000519885
## 9                 Adinandra milletii wfo-0000520943
## 10                Aegiphila valerioi wfo-0000826440
## 11                  Albizia greveana wfo-0000196052
## 12               Aldina aquae-nigrae wfo-0000741611
## 13             Alectryon macrococcum wfo-0000525476
## 14               Allophylus robustus wfo-0000526851
## 15             Allophylus timorensis wfo-0000526911
## 16                 Alnus mandshurica wfo-0000946691
## 17                  Alseis sertaneja wfo-0001318864
## 18                 Ambavia gerrardii wfo-0000530678
## 19                Annickia kummeriae wfo-0000537650
## 20                     Annona conica wfo-0000537715
## 21               Apterosperma oblata wfo-0000540989
## 22               Aquilaria banaensis wfo-0001281652
## 23                Ardisia lancifolia wfo-0001269701
## 24                Ardisia smurfitana wfo-0000545192
## 25             Artocarpus vriesianus wfo-0000550628
## 26                   Arytera collina wfo-0000550684
## 27          Aspidostemon triantherus wfo-0000552423
## 28                Ayenia cuatrecasae wfo-0000557542
## 29                 Banksia solandrii wfo-0000559814
## 30          Baudouinia sollyaeformis wfo-0000193083
## 31                 Bauhinia augustii wfo-0000184919
## 32             Beilschmiedia obscura wfo-0000562029
## 33                 Bembicia uniflora wfo-0001315650
## 34                   Betula dahurica wfo-0000332124
## 35          Bocagea longipedunculata wfo-0000567098
## 36                 Boscia mazzocchii wfo-0000569539
## 37         Bougainvillea fasciculata wfo-0001086548
## 38             Bourreria veracruzana wfo-0001275332
## 39                   Brownea enricii wfo-0000191688
## 40                Bruguiera hainesii wfo-0000572750
## 41          Brunellia comocladifolia wfo-0000438941
## 42           Buchanania sessilifolia wfo-0000573455
## 43              Caesalpinia angulata wfo-0000179779
## 44                Calodendrum eichii wfo-0000580860
## 45                  Camellia confusa wfo-0001247024
## 46            Camellia hengchunensis wfo-0001247037
## 47            Carpinus turczaninowii wfo-0000806356
## 48             Carramboa rodriguezii wfo-0000023660
## 49                  Caryota albertii wfo-0000809340
## 50                Casearia sanchezii wfo-0000926695
## 51               Cassipourea barteri wfo-0000589594
## 52       Castanopsis damingshanensis wfo-0000813518
## 53          Castanopsis globigemmata wfo-0000813874
## 54            Castanopsis nigrescens wfo-0000814603
## 55          Castanopsis subuliformis wfo-0000815291
## 56               Celtis orthacanthos wfo-0000593675
## 57         Cephalotaxus harringtonii wfo-0000594960
## 58          Cercocarpus macrophyllus wfo-0001014967
## 59            Chionanthus spiciferus wfo-0000830242
## 60              Cinnamomum culilaban wfo-0001071066
## 61             Cinnamomum hartmannii wfo-0000605110
## 62           Cinnamomum litseifolium wfo-0000605188
## 63       Cinnamomum longipaniculatum wfo-0000605194
## 64             Cinnamomum purpureaum wfo-0000605312
## 65               Cinnamomum thorelii wfo-0000605478
## 66                  Citrus garrawayi wfo-0000608019
## 67             Cleistanthus beentjei wfo-0001278922
## 68       Cleistanthus hirsutipetalus wfo-0000876400
## 69             Clinostigma savoryana wfo-0001090283
## 70                  Clusia aemygdioi wfo-0000612084
## 71                     Clusia comans wfo-0000612153
## 72                    Clusia valerii wfo-0000612505
## 73                    Cola marsupium wfo-0000614470
## 74                      Cola triloba wfo-0000614541
## 75                 Colutea atabaevii wfo-0000208518
## 76          Connarus longistipitatus wfo-0000618138
## 77                 Connarus marlenei wfo-0000618152
## 78               Connarus monocarpus wfo-0000618164
## 79                  Cordia kanehirai wfo-0001358719
## 80               Cosmibuena valerioi wfo-0000925995
## 81            Cotoneaster ellipticus wfo-0001019142
## 82                 Crataegus anamesa wfo-0001003960
## 83                Crataegus disperma wfo-0001010207
## 84                Crataegus dispessa wfo-0001010217
## 85                 Crataegus grandis wfo-0001010308
## 86               Crataegus harveyana wfo-0001004017
## 87           Crataegus knieskerniana wfo-0001010439
## 88             Crataegus margarettae wfo-0001010484
## 89             Crataegus pinnatifida wfo-0000988959
## 90                  Crataegus rufula wfo-0001010009
## 91             Crataegus stenosepala wfo-0001004142
## 92                 Crataegus vailiae wfo-0001010641
## 93             Crossostylis sebertii wfo-0001131593
## 94                 Croton sarocarpus wfo-0000932278
## 95              Croton stelluliferus wfo-0000932433
## 96                  Crudia bibundina wfo-0000165279
## 97               Cybianthus pittieri wfo-0001274933
## 98                Cytisus proliferus wfo-0001057343
## 99             Dalbergia entadioides wfo-0000199953
## 100        Dendrocnide photiniphylla wfo-0000641046
## 101         Dendropanax marginiferus wfo-0000941648
## 102     Dendrophorbium tipocochensis wfo-0001227427
## 103           Dendrosicyos socotrana wfo-0000641511
## 104                   Deutzia ogatai wfo-0000642648
## 105   Dichaetanthera tsaratananensis wfo-0001080390
## 106                  Diospyros yeobi wfo-0000649995
## 107         Dipterocarpus caudiferus wfo-0000651304
## 108                Dysoxylum hoaense wfo-0000658619
## 109              Dysoxylum loureirii wfo-0000658674
## 110                Elaeagnus davidii wfo-0000663734
## 111        Elaeocarpus branderhorsti wfo-0000664096
## 112              Elaeocarpus munroii wfo-0000664538
## 113             Elaeocarpus ovigerus wfo-0000664593
## 114           Elaeocarpus weibeliana wfo-0000664885
## 115          Elaeodendron aquifolium wfo-0000664910
## 116             Elizabetha grahamiae wfo-0000179574
## 117           Empleurum unicapsulare wfo-0001133101
## 118              Endiandra monothyra wfo-0000667666
## 119            Endlicheria goeldiana wfo-0000667765
## 120         Englerodaphne ovalifolia wfo-0000668003
## 121           Erythroxylum capitatum wfo-0000679741
## 122           Erythroxylum plowmanii wfo-0000680060
## 123                Eugenia marchiana wfo-0000958021
## 124                 Eugenia sachetae wfo-0000958944
## 125               Eugenia tabouensis wfo-0001226258
## 126              Eurya kueichowensis wfo-0001034566
## 127                    Eurya oblonga wfo-0000683168
## 128              Eurya sandwichensis wfo-0000683244
## 129                    Ficus ampelas wfo-0000690614
## 130               Ficus auriculigera wfo-0000687427
## 131               Ficus binnendijkii wfo-0000687532
## 132                   Ficus tsjahela wfo-0001275432
## 133             Freziera campanulata wfo-0001240518
## 134             Freziera glabrescens wfo-0001251851
## 135             Freziera monzonensis wfo-0001350420
## 136                 Freziera obovata wfo-0001142237
## 137                Freziera revoluta wfo-0001270756
## 138                Freziera uncinata wfo-0001142222
## 139               Garcinia cerasifer wfo-0000694217
## 140           Garcinia erythrosepala wfo-0001251226
## 141               Garcinia guacopary wfo-0001277677
## 142                 Garcinia martini wfo-0001423243
## 143      Garcinia xipshuanbannaensis wfo-0000694748
## 144            Geissanthus boliviana wfo-0000695919
## 145            Geniostoma densiflora wfo-0000696187
## 146         Geniostoma erythrosperma wfo-0000696191
## 147               Geniostoma remyana wfo-0000696283
## 148            Gordonia singaporeana wfo-0000707728
## 149               Grewia androyensis wfo-0001142683
## 150                   Grewia barorum wfo-0001142705
## 151              Grewia delphinensis wfo-0001142682
## 152             Grewia mahafaliensis wfo-0001142702
## 153               Guettarda orhreata wfo-0000336194
## 154          Gustavia longipetiolata wfo-0000774767
## 155                 Harpalyce sousai wfo-0000178471
## 156         Hebepetalum humiriifolia wfo-0000716525
## 157               Helietta apiculata wfo-0000718163
## 158                   Hibiscus clayi wfo-0001077054
## 159             Hibiscus diplocrater wfo-0001077427
## 160           Hirtella brachystachys wfo-0000833429
## 161            Homalium brachystylum wfo-0001062766
## 162             Homalium le-ratiorum wfo-0000926289
## 163             Homalium sleumeranum wfo-0000926357
## 164               Hopea tenuivervula wfo-0000724674
## 165                      Hua gabonii wfo-0001292776
## 166          Hydnocarpus cucurbitina wfo-0000926433
## 167                 Hydnocarpus nana wfo-0000926456
## 168             Hydnocarpus octandra wfo-0000926458
## 169           Hydnocarpus subfalcata wfo-0000926474
## 170             Hydnocarpus venenata wfo-0000926481
## 171                Ilex euryaeformis wfo-0001078430
## 172                   Ilex mathewsii wfo-0001078456
## 173               Ilex qingyuanensis wfo-0001247950
## 174                    Ilex theizans wfo-0001078483
## 175             Indigofera ammoxylum wfo-0000193382
## 176                  Inga andersonii wfo-0000179294
## 177                  Inga umbilicata wfo-0001039847
## 178         Inhambanella henriquezii wfo-0000217477
## 179                    Itea oldhamii wfo-0001136048
## 180                    Ixora regalis wfo-0001250127
## 181             Klaineanthus gabonii wfo-0000221090
## 182        Koanophyllon celtidifolia wfo-0000049769
## 183        Koanophyllon microchaetum wfo-0000095485
## 184           Koanophyllon panamense wfo-0001130530
## 185                Labordia triflora wfo-0001074040
## 186                Leandra chaetodon wfo-0001080741
## 187                  Leandra mouraei wfo-0001079361
## 188         Leandra purpureo-villosa wfo-0000158142
## 189                 Lebrunia bushaie wfo-0000359066
## 190          Linospadix monostachyos wfo-0000227881
## 191       Lithocarpus encleisocarpus wfo-0000229905
## 192         Lorostemon bombaciflorum wfo-0001295744
## 193              Lorostemon negrense wfo-0000359050
## 194                Luehea conwentsii wfo-0001142569
## 195                 Lunania sauvalii wfo-0000891363
## 196              Machaerium darlense wfo-0000178529
## 197              Machaerium quinatum wfo-0000373458
## 198          Machaerium robsonnianum wfo-0001317262
## 199          Machaerium salvadorense wfo-0000182150
## 200             Macrocarpaea viscosa wfo-0001063234
## 201                   Maesa marionae wfo-0000448902
## 202                 Majidea forsteri wfo-0000453308
## 203          Malouetia cuatrecasatis wfo-0000234813
## 204               Malouetia isthmica wfo-0000234826
## 205                 Malus floribunda wfo-0001014158
## 206                 Malus micromalus wfo-0001016402
## 207                 Mangifera gedebi wfo-0000371213
## 208           Mangifera salomonensis wfo-0000372700
## 209               Manilkara letouzei wfo-0000235905
## 210               Marila dissitflora wfo-0001040532
## 211              Mediusella arenaria wfo-0000627167
## 212               Melanoxylon brauna wfo-0000178535
## 213               Meriania hernandoi wfo-0001082881
## 214               Mespilus canescens wfo-0001004539
## 215        Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis wfo-0000959553
## 216              Miconia budlejoides wfo-0001079557
## 217            Miconia castaneiflora wfo-0001079565
## 218           Miconia cinchonaefolia wfo-0001079585
## 219             Miconia elaeodendron wfo-0001283019
## 220                 Miconia kappleri wfo-0001079684
## 221              Miconia laetivirens wfo-0001253434
## 222                  Miconia mouraei wfo-0001079740
## 223               Miconia saldanhaei wfo-0001253778
## 224            Miconia setosociliata wfo-0001079853
## 225                Miconia theaezans wfo-0001040748
## 226                 Mimetes arboreus wfo-0001106657
## 227                 Mimosa brandegei wfo-0001053141
## 228             Mollinedia jorgearum wfo-0001253738
## 229         Monteverdia schummaniana wfo-0001318464
## 230              Mosannona garwoodii wfo-0001247966
## 231            Mouriri retentipetala wfo-0001081719
## 232            Myrsine perpauciflora wfo-0000448965
## 233                  Myrsine wawraea wfo-0001085496
## 234               Neoharmsia baronii wfo-0000193189
## 235           Neolitsea purpurascens wfo-0001071971
## 236         Nothopegia colebrookiana wfo-0001051050
## 237              Nototrichium humile wfo-0001045990
## 238         Nototrichium sandwicense wfo-0001045991
## 239              Ochrosia tahitensis wfo-0000919037
## 240                Ocotea hirtostyla wfo-0001266421
## 241                Ocotea javitensis wfo-0000737296
## 242            Ocotea kostermanniana wfo-0000390558
## 243             Ocotea pomaderroides wfo-0001070264
## 244                   Olax thouarsii wfo-0001087292
## 245         Oncostemum fusco-pilosum wfo-0001085427
## 246               Ormosia boluoensis wfo-0001243148
## 247               Ouratea littoralis wfo-0001087084
## 248                Padus napaulensis wfo-0000986009
## 249                Paloue guianensis wfo-0000178497
## 250              Pandanus corniferus wfo-0000731747
## 251               Pandanus juliferus wfo-0000730536
## 252         Pandanus longecuspidatus wfo-0000730067
## 253          Parartocarpus bracteata wfo-0000473944
## 254           Parartocarpus venenosa wfo-0000473909
## 255               Parinari rodolphii wfo-0000817934
## 256                 Pauldopia ghorta wfo-0000779440
## 257             Paulownia taiwaniana wfo-0001136635
## 258      Pausinystalia brachythyrsum wfo-0000265088
## 259           Peltophorum dasyrachis wfo-0000199417
## 260                 Photinia matudai wfo-0000995602
## 261         Phyllanthus ambatovolana wfo-0001049027
## 262           Phyllanthus mocinianus wfo-0000271544
## 263              Phyllanthus puberus wfo-0000271899
## 264            Phyllarthron schatzii wfo-0001315851
## 265                   Pinus armandii wfo-0000482309
## 266             Piper holdridgeianum wfo-0000478972
## 267           Piper minute-scabiosum wfo-0001093103
## 268              Piper puberulinerve wfo-0001092256
## 269               Piper sanroqueanum wfo-0001092956
## 270        Piranhea longipedunculata wfo-0000273929
## 271              Piranhea trifoliata wfo-0000273932
## 272               Pisonia tahitensis wfo-0000476611
## 273  Pittosporum bullato-ferrugineum wfo-0001094613
## 274           Pittosporum halophylum wfo-0000481129
## 275           Pittosporum obcordatum wfo-0001094736
## 276        Plagioscyphus calciphilus wfo-0001135107
## 277         Plagioscyphus danguyanus wfo-0001135102
## 278          Plagioscyphus humbertii wfo-0001135106
## 279       Plagioscyphus meridionalis wfo-0001135108
## 280         Plagioscyphus unijugatus wfo-0001135101
## 281          Plagiosiphon longitubus wfo-0000170530
## 282            Plathymenia foliolosa wfo-0000182202
## 283           Platycelyphium voensis wfo-0000469757
## 284              Plerandra calcicola wfo-0001036120
## 285               Plerandra gordonii wfo-0001036113
## 286          Plerandra letocartiorum wfo-0001036123
## 287             Plerandra longistyla wfo-0001036114
## 288                Plerandra mackeei wfo-0001036124
## 289           Plerandra memaoyaensis wfo-0001036125
## 290              Plerandra moratiana wfo-0001036126
## 291          Plerandra neocaledonica wfo-0001036115
## 292         Plerandra pouemboutensis wfo-0001036131
## 293              Plerandra taomensis wfo-0001036117
## 294             Plerandra tronchetii wfo-0001036134
## 295         Plinia spirito-santensis wfo-0000278952
## 296              Podonephelium homei wfo-0001135225
## 297                Polyosma le-ratii wfo-0000396196
## 298                Polyosma pancheri wfo-0000396132
## 299                  Populus hyrcana wfo-0001133645
## 300               Populus minhoensis wfo-0001248468
## 301                    Populus yuana wfo-0001248478
## 302      Pouteria adolfi-friedericii wfo-0000281508
## 303         Priogymnanthus saxicolus wfo-0001318003
## 304               Prosopis vinalillo wfo-0000169481
## 305                  Protium aidanum wfo-0001275024
## 306                 Prunus dielsiana wfo-0000996418
## 307                 Psychotria volii wfo-0001357630
## 308                  Psydrax odorata wfo-0000288192
## 309                Psydrax umbellata wfo-0000288213
## 310           Pterospermum jackianum wfo-0000476029
## 311            Pycnandra viridiflora wfo-0001034999
## 312                  Pyrus anatolica wfo-0000992350
## 313                   Pyrus complexa wfo-0000987856
## 314                  Pyrus gergerana wfo-0000987866
## 315                     Pyrus nutans wfo-0000987870
## 316                 Pyrus sachokiana wfo-0000987873
## 317              Pyrus sinkiangensis wfo-0001015940
## 318           Pyrus taihangshanensis wfo-0001005374
## 319                  Pyrus voronovii wfo-0000987882
## 320                 Pyrus vsevolodii wfo-0000987883
## 321               Rhamnella martinii wfo-0001131388
## 322                 Rhamnus davurica wfo-0000460252
## 323        Rhododendron culminicolum wfo-0000400435
## 324             Rhododendron davidii wfo-0001229350
## 325      Rhododendron laojunshanense wfo-0001229460
## 326          Rhododendron tuhanensis wfo-0000405641
## 327         Rhododendron wilhelminae wfo-0000405694
## 328            Rhynchosia laetissima wfo-0000186605
## 329          Rinorea pectinosquamata wfo-0001231823
## 330            Roupala sphenophyllum wfo-0001107091
## 331            Ruprechtia maracensis wfo-0001266056
## 332                   Salix alfredii wfo-0001134059
## 333             Salix armeno-rossica wfo-0000929017
## 334                  Salix balansaei wfo-0001248518
## 335                Salix elbursensis wfo-0001133694
## 336                 Salix heteromera wfo-0001133867
## 337             Sapranthus violaceus wfo-0000734968
## 338               Saprosma scabridum wfo-0000303116
## 339                Saprosma ternatum wfo-0000303124
## 340            Saurauia cuatrecasana wfo-0001219804
## 341             Scaphium scaphigerum wfo-0000734154
## 342        Schefflera longepetiolata wfo-0000306042
## 343           Schinus lentiscifolius wfo-0001051007
## 344              Schinus patagonicus wfo-0001050727
## 345         Schistostemon dichotomum wfo-0001251724
## 346           Schizocalyx bracteosus wfo-0001132196
## 347             Schizolaena noronhae wfo-0000646147
## 348          Schizozygia coffaeoides wfo-0000306904
## 349         Schoenobiblus amazonicus wfo-0000500892
## 350          Schoenobiblus coriaceus wfo-0001281233
## 351         Schoenobiblus peruvianus wfo-0001142380
## 352             Scleronema spruceana wfo-0001035815
## 353          Scyphostegia borneensis wfo-0001035309
## 354          Seguieria paraguayensis wfo-0001091621
## 355                  Shorea waltonii wfo-0000499301
## 356            Sideroxylon mirmulans wfo-0000310853
## 357             Solanum actaeibotrys wfo-0001025701
## 358       Solanum granuloso-leprosum wfo-0001028227
## 359               Solanum rudepannum wfo-0001030926
## 360           Sonneratia hainanensis wfo-0001241754
## 361                  Sophora davidii wfo-0000212090
## 362               Sorbus leptophylla wfo-0000985248
## 363                  Sorbus neglecta wfo-0001008027
## 364               Sorbus obtusifolia wfo-0000996471
## 365                  Sorbus teodorii wfo-0001428041
## 366                Sorbus yondeensis wfo-0001331731
## 367        Stenocereus chacalapensis wfo-0001256508
## 368                Sterculia holtzei wfo-0000491623
## 369             Sterculia multiovula wfo-0001269333
## 370               Steriphoma urbanii wfo-0001423777
## 371         Strombosiopsis pentamera wfo-0001284036
## 372      Stryphnodendron racemiferum wfo-0000179257
## 373   Symplocos glanduloso-marginata wfo-0001281985
## 374                  Synima cordieri wfo-0001039273
## 375            Synsepalum glycydorum wfo-0000318142
## 376              Synsepalum letouzei wfo-0000318150
## 377                Syzygium munronii wfo-0000319043
## 378      Tabernaemontana mocquerysii wfo-0000319987
## 379             Tapiscia yunnanensis wfo-0001276792
## 380          Terminalia longispicata wfo-0000408841
## 381          Terminalia namorokensis wfo-0001296380
## 382              Ternstroemia huberi wfo-0001142226
## 383             Ternstroemia maltbyi wfo-0001245406
## 384               Tetralix moanensis wfo-0001265128
## 385      Tetrameranthus globuliferus wfo-0000409825
## 386 Tetrapterocarpon septentrionalis wfo-0000195756
## 387            Toxicodendron hookeri wfo-0001052269
## 388              Trichilia casaretti wfo-0001083437
## 389       Trigonostemon detritiferus wfo-0000328266
## 390            Turraeanthus africana wfo-0000456650
## 391                 Vaccinium kengii wfo-0001275788
## 392              Vepris robertsoniae wfo-0001284038
## 393                Viburnum axillare wfo-0001290613
## 394                  Virola michelii wfo-0000737355
## 395                   Vitex carvalhi wfo-0000333294
## 396             Votomita roraimensis wfo-0001227403
## 397            Waltheria cinerascens wfo-0001140679
## 398             Weinmannia silvicola wfo-0001248368
## 399              Weinmannia trianaea wfo-0001301423
## 400           Weinmannia turckheimii wfo-0000430788
## 401            Wurdastom ecuadorense wfo-0001237044
## 402                Xylosma tweediana wfo-0000926700
## 403                     Yucca rigida wfo-0000752215
## 404        Zanthoxylum integrifolium wfo-0001228467
## 405             Ziziphus cambodianus wfo-0000430492
## 406                Zygia englesingii wfo-0000187126
## 407                  Zygia macbridii wfo-0000194068

These species had a fuzzy match < 3 …

as.data.frame(GTS.nm2[GTS.nm2$Fuzzy.dist < 3, c("TaxonName", "scientificName", "taxonID")])
##                           TaxonName                   scientificName
## 1              Acropogon calcicolus              Acropogon calcicola
## 2              Archidendron oblonga          Archidendropsis oblonga
## 3             Armeniaca zhenghensis           Armeniaca zhengheensis
## 4           Athenaea wettesteiniana           Athenaea wettsteiniana
## 5                Bathysa mendoncaei                Bathysa mendoncae
## 6          Beilschmiedia tisseranti        Beilschmiedia tisserantii
## 7                  Betula murrayana                 Betula ×purpusii
## 8            Campnosperma zeylanica          Campnosperma zeylanicum
## 9              Canarium multinervis              Canarium multinerve
## 10             Canarium subsidiarum             Canarium subsidarium
## 11                Canarium subtilis                 Canarium subtile
## 12             Catostemma digitatum              Catostemma digitata
## 13       Cinnamomum cappara-coronde       Cinnamomum capparu-coronde
## 14            Citharexylum mocinnoi             Citharexylum mocinoi
## 15             Combretum umbricolum              Combretum umbricola
## 16               Crataegus jonesiae                Crataegus jonesae
## 17                Croton huitotorus                Croton huitotorum
## 18               Croton piluliferus               Croton piluliferum
## 19           Cupania castaneaefolia            Cupania castaneifolia
## 20             Dalbergia annamensis             Dalbergia andapensis
## 21            Dicoryphe buddleoides           Dicoryphe buddlejoides
## 22           Diospyros apeibacarpos           Diospyros apeibocarpos
## 23               Diospyros martinii                Diospyros martini
## 24                Dombeya de-lislei                 Dombeya delislei
## 25          Drypetes assymetricarpa          Drypetes asymmetricarpa
## 26        Erythrospermum monticolum         Erythrospermum monticola
## 27          Eucalyptus gregoryensis          Eucalyptus gregoriensis
## 28                Eugenia poroensis                Eugenia pardensis
## 29         Garnieria spathulaefolia          Garnieria spathulifolia
## 30      Geissois hippocastaneifolia       Geissois hippocastanifolia
## 31          Geniostoma balansaeanum            Geniostoma balansanum
## 32          Gigasiphon humblotianus          Gigasiphon humblotianum
## 33  Glyptopetalum longipedunculatum  Glyptopetalum longepedunculatum
## 34              Gmelina leichardtii             Gmelina leichhardtii
## 35      Graffenrieda conostegioides      Graffenrieda comostegioides
## 36           Guettarda prenleloupii            Guettarda preneloupii
## 37              Guettarda wayaensis             Guettarda wagapensis
## 38             Ixora richard-longii            Ixora richardi-longii
## 39               Labordia waiolanii              Geniostoma waiolani
## 40                Lethedon le-ratii                 Lethedon leratii
## 41             Litsea aureo-sericea                 Litsea auricolor
## 42       Macrolobium longiracemosum       Macrolobium longeracemosum
## 43              Madhuca chia-ananii              Madhuca chai-ananii
## 44                Magnolia gustavii                 Magnolia gustavi
## 45           Malleastrum mocquerysi          Malleastrum mocquerysii
## 46             Melicope saintjohnii            Melicope saint-johnii
## 47              Memecylon amshoffae             Memecylon amshoffiae
## 48            Memecylon arnhemensis             Memecylon arnhemense
## 49           Memecylon breteleranum          Memecylon bretelerianum
## 50               Memecylon plebeium               Memecylon plebejum
## 51             Mezoneuron kavaiense             Mezoneuron kauaiense
## 52                  Miconia doniana                  Miconia doriana
## 53             Monoon chloraxanthum             Monoon chloroxanthum
## 54                 Myrcia picardiae                  Myrcia picardae
## 55            Myrciaria vismiifolia            Myrciaria vismeifolia
## 56        Myristica guatteriaefolia         Myristica guatteriifolia
## 57         Myristica longipetiolata         Myristica longepetiolata
## 58                Myrsine manglilla                Myrsine manglillo
## 59      Nephrosperma van-houtteanum       Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum
## 60          Neraudia melastomifolia        Neraudia melastomatifolia
## 61              Olax subscorpioides              Olax subscorpioidea
## 62              Omalanthus stokesii             Homalanthus stokesii
## 63         Oncostemum vaccinifolium        Oncostemum vacciniifolium
## 64         Pandanus callmanderianus          Pandanus callmanderiana
## 65               Paracalyx balfouri              Paracalyx balfourii
## 66     Parasassafras confertiflorum      Parasassafras confertiflora
## 67             Pavieasia annamensis              Pavieasia anamensis
## 68          Phellocalyx vollescenii           Phellocalyx vollesenii
## 69             Phyllanthus valerioi              Phyllanthus valerii
## 70         Pleurostylia pachyphlaea         Pleurostylia pachyphloea
## 71             Plumeria trouinensis            Plumeria ×stenopetala
## 72             Polyscias macranthum              Polyscias macrantha
## 73            Polyscias nossibensis           Polyscias nossibiensis
## 74                Psydrax ammophila               Psydrax ammophilus
## 75               Psydrax arnoldiana              Psydrax arnoldianus
## 76                Psydrax attenuata               Psydrax attenuatus
## 77              Psydrax bridsoniana             Psydrax bridsonianus
## 78                 Psydrax cymigera                  Psydrax cymiger
## 79           Psydrax fragrantissima          Psydrax fragrantissimus
## 80                   Psydrax glabra                   Psydrax glaber
## 81             Psydrax graciliflora            Psydrax graciliflorus
## 82                Psydrax latifolia               Psydrax latifolius
## 83                   Psydrax lepida                  Psydrax lepidus
## 84                   Psydrax livida                  Psydrax lividus
## 85                  Psydrax montana                 Psydrax montanus
## 86                Psydrax montigena               Psydrax montigenus
## 87                   Psydrax nitida                  Psydrax nitidus
## 88                  Psydrax obovata                 Psydrax obovatus
## 89                  Psydrax pallida                 Psydrax pallidus
## 90                 Psydrax paradoxa                Psydrax paradoxus
## 91               Psydrax parviflora              Psydrax parviflorus
## 92                Psydrax pendulina               Psydrax pendulinus
## 93               Psydrax reticulata              Psydrax reticulatus
## 94                 Psydrax rigidula                Psydrax rigidulus
## 95                  Psydrax saligna                 Psydrax salignus
## 96               Psydrax subcordata              Psydrax subcordatus
## 97                  Psydrax tropica                 Psydrax tropicus
## 98                   Quercus mexiae                 Quercus gambelii
## 99                  Ravenia urbanii                   Ravenia urbani
## 100            Sapindus grandifolia               Sapindus lippoldii
## 101               Saprosma arboreum                 Saprosma arborea
## 102             Saprosma corymbosum               Saprosma corymbosa
## 103          Schefflera balansaeana             Schefflera balansana
## 104             Schefflera le-ratii               Schefflera leratii
## 105       Schumacheria castanifolia       Schumacheria castaneifolia
## 106           Semecarpus calcicolus             Semecarpus calcicola
## 107               Sorbus arvonensis                Sorbus arranensis
## 108         Sorbus pseudosemiincisa Karpatiosorbus pseudosemi-incisa
## 109               Sorbus semiincisa               Sorbus semi-incisa
## 110           Sphenostemon papuanum            Sphenostemon papuanus
## 111         Stenostomum albobruneum         Stenostomum albobrunneum
## 112              Strychnos benthami              Strychnos benthamii
## 113                  Styrax obassis                   Styrax obassia
## 114                Swartzia remiger                Swartzia remigera
## 115             Synsepalum kassneri             Synsepalum kaessneri
## 116               Syzygium aksornae                Syzygium aksornii
## 117          Syzygium kanneliyensis            Syzygium kanneliyense
## 118           Syzygium periyarensis             Syzygium periyarense
## 119              Syzygium trukensis                Syzygium trukense
## 120    Tambourissa castri-delphinii      Tambourissa castri-delphini
## 121        Ternstroemia conicocarpa          Ternstroemia coniocarpa
## 122          Tetrazygia eleagnoides          Tetrazygia elaeagnoides
## 123                Umtiza listerana                Umtiza listeriana
## 124           Vachellia brandegeana           Vachellia brandegeeana
## 125              Viburnum clemensae              Viburnum clemensiae
## 126             Vochysia antioquiae               Vochysia antioquia
## 127             Wrightia flavorosea             Wrightia flavo-rosea
## 128              Zabelia tyaihyonii                Zabelia tyaihyoni
##            taxonID
## 1   wfo-0000506268
## 2   wfo-0001061661
## 3   wfo-0000986106
## 4   wfo-0001429640
## 5   wfo-0000320236
## 6   wfo-0001070812
## 7   wfo-0000336488
## 8   wfo-0000583076
## 9   wfo-0001315357
## 10  wfo-0001315358
## 11  wfo-0001315359
## 12  wfo-0000590999
## 13  wfo-0000604967
## 14  wfo-0000867715
## 15  wfo-0000616867
## 16  wfo-0001010420
## 17  wfo-0000931273
## 18  wfo-0000932014
## 19  wfo-0000629417
## 20  wfo-0000196143
## 21  wfo-0000646139
## 22  wfo-0000648505
## 23  wfo-0000649311
## 24  wfo-0000653678
## 25  wfo-0001043778
## 26  wfo-0000925482
## 27  wfo-0000955041
## 28  wfo-0000958481
## 29  wfo-0000694775
## 30  wfo-0000695982
## 31  wfo-0000696158
## 32  wfo-0000193511
## 33  wfo-0000704699
## 34  wfo-0000974044
## 35  wfo-0001078772
## 36  wfo-0000976212
## 37  wfo-0000976296
## 38  wfo-0001428090
## 39  wfo-0001423636
## 40  wfo-0001268509
## 41  wfo-0000365240
## 42  wfo-0000169388
## 43  wfo-0000232716
## 44  wfo-0000233187
## 45  wfo-0001083731
## 46  wfo-0001275932
## 47  wfo-0001229096
## 48  wfo-0000162602
## 49  wfo-0001229104
## 50  wfo-0000160874
## 51  wfo-0000186377
## 52  wfo-0001253765
## 53  wfo-0000373001
## 54  wfo-0000247757
## 55  wfo-0000248191
## 56  wfo-0001258754
## 57  wfo-0000447668
## 58  wfo-0001085825
## 59  wfo-0000251516
## 60  wfo-0001143405
## 61  wfo-0000390222
## 62  wfo-0000983023
## 63  wfo-0001085429
## 64  wfo-0000809444
## 65  wfo-0000183127
## 66  wfo-0001071598
## 67  wfo-0001036095
## 68  wfo-0000268363
## 69  wfo-0000272317
## 70  wfo-0001292474
## 71  wfo-0000279192
## 72  wfo-0000918525
## 73  wfo-0000280109
## 74  wfo-0000799300
## 75  wfo-0000288149
## 76  wfo-0000799302
## 77  wfo-0000799306
## 78  wfo-0000799307
## 79  wfo-0000288160
## 80  wfo-0001336627
## 81  wfo-0000799309
## 82  wfo-0000799312
## 83  wfo-0000799314
## 84  wfo-0000288171
## 85  wfo-0000288184
## 86  wfo-0000799316
## 87  wfo-0000288188
## 88  wfo-0000288189
## 89  wfo-0000799323
## 90  wfo-0000809907
## 91  wfo-0000288194
## 92  wfo-0000799325
## 93  wfo-0000799326
## 94  wfo-0000799328
## 95  wfo-0000799329
## 96  wfo-0000288210
## 97  wfo-0000799333
## 98  wfo-0000290863
## 99  wfo-0001132895
## 100 wfo-0001341009
## 101 wfo-0000303065
## 102 wfo-0000303077
## 103 wfo-0000305665
## 104 wfo-0000306028
## 105 wfo-0001237806
## 106 wfo-0000434877
## 107 wfo-0000984214
## 108 wfo-0001428153
## 109 wfo-0001018555
## 110 wfo-0000431339
## 111 wfo-0000316639
## 112 wfo-0001275420
## 113 wfo-0001141395
## 114 wfo-0000164161
## 115 wfo-0000318145
## 116 wfo-0000318202
## 117 wfo-0000318823
## 118 wfo-0000319194
## 119 wfo-0001333140
## 120 wfo-0001084525
## 121 wfo-0001246406
## 122 wfo-0001080574
## 123 wfo-0000171267
## 124 wfo-0001277411
## 125 wfo-0000421085
## 126 wfo-0001280722
## 127 wfo-0000334528
## 128 wfo-0000430178

Some of these cases included synonyms:

GTS.nm2[GTS.nm2$Fuzzy.dist < 3 & GTS.nm2$New.accepted == TRUE, 
        c("TaxonName", "Old.name", "Old.status")]
##                  TaxonName                 Old.name Old.status
## 1:    Archidendron oblonga    Archidendron oblongum    SYNONYM
## 2:        Betula murrayana        Betula ×murrayana    SYNONYM
## 3:      Labordia waiolanii        Labordia waiolani    SYNONYM
## 4:    Litsea aureo-sericea      Litsea aureosericea    SYNONYM
## 5:    Plumeria trouinensis    Plumeria ×trouinenais    SYNONYM
## 6:          Quercus mexiae            Quercus media    SYNONYM
## 7:    Sapindus grandifolia    Sapindus grandifolius    SYNONYM
## 8: Sorbus pseudosemiincisa Sorbus ×pseudosemiincisa    SYNONYM

… and these species had a larger fuzzy match

GTS.nm2[GTS.nm2$Fuzzy.dist > 2, c("TaxonName", "scientificName", "taxonID")]
##                        TaxonName             scientificName        taxonID
##  1:           Amphitecna fonceti                 Amphitecna wfo-4000001744
##  2:             Annona imparilis                     Annona wfo-4000002240
##  3:           Annona penicillata                     Annona wfo-4000002240
##  4:            Artocarpus bergii                 Artocarpus wfo-4000003191
##  5:             Bursera zapoteca                    Bursera wfo-4000005804
##  6: Capparidastrum cuatrecasanum  Morisonia cuatrecasasiana wfo-0001423797
##  7:        Cinnadenia liyuyingii                 Cinnadenia wfo-4000008339
##  8:          Conchocarpus rubrus               Conchocarpus wfo-4000009102
##  9:  Cryptocarya sheikelmudiyana                Cryptocarya wfo-4000009873
## 10:          Ctenodon molliculus                   Stenodon wfo-4000036498
## 11:           Ctenodon monteiroi                   Stenodon wfo-4000036498
## 12:        Ctenodon mucronulatus                   Stenodon wfo-4000036498
## 13:            Cynometra dwyerii                  Cynometra wfo-4000010422
## 14:          Dalbergia acarantha                  Dalbergia wfo-4000010678
## 15:         Desmopsis colombiana                  Desmopsis wfo-4000011215
## 16:            Desmopsis confusa                  Desmopsis wfo-4000011215
## 17:             Drypetes louisii                   Drypetes wfo-4000012669
## 18:      Englerodendron libassum             Englerodendron wfo-4000013452
## 19:        Eucalyptus alatissima      Eucalyptus plenissima wfo-0000955652
## 20:         Flindersia bennettii                 Flindersia wfo-4000014860
## 21:          Freziera caesariata                   Freziera wfo-4000015054
## 22:             Freziera ciliata                   Freziera wfo-4000015054
## 23: Grazielodendron rio-docensis Grazielodendron riodocense wfo-0000178444
## 24:           Grewia mansouriana                     Grewia wfo-4000016210
## 25:               Grewia milleri                     Grewia wfo-4000016210
## 26:         Hopea quisumbingiana                      Hopea wfo-4000018247
## 27:            Lindera oxyphylla                    Lindera wfo-4000021836
## 28:            Machilus coriacea                   Machilus wfo-4000022629
## 29:             Mangifera lambii                  Mangifera wfo-4000023026
## 30:        Monteverdia gonoclada  Maytenus comocladiiformis wfo-0000375066
## 31:      Piliocalyx ignambiensis                   Syzygium wfo-4000037381
## 32:              Prunus klokovii                     Prunus wfo-4000031284
## 33:           Quercus centenaria                    Quercus wfo-4000032377
## 34:   Rhododendron suoilenhensis               Rhododendron wfo-4000033027
## 35:                Ruagea beckii                     Ruagea wfo-4000033568
## 36:               Ruagea obovata                     Ruagea wfo-4000033568
## 37:           Ruagea parvifructa                     Ruagea wfo-4000033568
## 38:       Sterculia scortechinii                  Sterculia wfo-4000036608
## 39:        Symplocos juiyenensis       Symplocos guianensis wfo-0000491350
## 40:           Trichilia deminuta                  Trichilia wfo-4000038940
## 41:       Trilepisium gymnandrum                Trilepisium wfo-4000039187
## 42:      Vachellia ormocarpoides                  Vachellia wfo-4000039929
## 43:        Volkameria emirnensis                 Volkameria wfo-4000040418
## 44:            Volkameria grevei                 Volkameria wfo-4000040418
##                        TaxonName             scientificName        taxonID

When matching could only be done at the genus level, typically the same happened with the WCVP. But there were some exceptions:

GTS.nm3 <- GTS.nm2[GTS.nm2$Fuzzy.dist > 2 & GTS.nm2$taxonRank == "GENUS", 
                   c("TaxonName", "scientificName", "taxonID")]

GTS.comb <- dplyr::right_join(GTS[, c("TaxonName", "scientificName")],
                              GTS.nm3[, c("TaxonName", "scientificName")],
                              by="TaxonName")

GTS.comb
##                       TaxonName          scientificName.x scientificName.y
##  1:          Amphitecna fonceti                Amphitecna       Amphitecna
##  2:            Annona imparilis                    Annona           Annona
##  3:          Annona penicillata                    Annona           Annona
##  4:           Artocarpus bergii                Artocarpus       Artocarpus
##  5:            Bursera zapoteca                   Bursera          Bursera
##  6:       Cinnadenia liyuyingii                Cinnadenia       Cinnadenia
##  7:         Conchocarpus rubrus              Conchocarpus     Conchocarpus
##  8: Cryptocarya sheikelmudiyana               Cryptocarya      Cryptocarya
##  9:         Ctenodon molliculus                  Ctenodon         Stenodon
## 10:          Ctenodon monteiroi                  Ctenodon         Stenodon
## 11:       Ctenodon mucronulatus                  Ctenodon         Stenodon
## 12:           Cynometra dwyerii          Cynometra dwyeri        Cynometra
## 13:         Dalbergia acarantha     Dalbergia acariiantha        Dalbergia
## 14:        Desmopsis colombiana                 Desmopsis        Desmopsis
## 15:           Desmopsis confusa                 Desmopsis        Desmopsis
## 16:            Drypetes louisii                  Drypetes         Drypetes
## 17:     Englerodendron libassum            Englerodendron   Englerodendron
## 18:        Flindersia bennettii    Flindersia bennettiana       Flindersia
## 19:         Freziera caesariata                  Freziera         Freziera
## 20:            Freziera ciliata                  Freziera         Freziera
## 21:          Grewia mansouriana                    Grewia           Grewia
## 22:              Grewia milleri                    Grewia           Grewia
## 23:        Hopea quisumbingiana                     Hopea            Hopea
## 24:           Lindera oxyphylla                   Lindera          Lindera
## 25:           Machilus coriacea                  Machilus         Machilus
## 26:            Mangifera lambii                 Mangifera        Mangifera
## 27:     Piliocalyx ignambiensis                  Syzygium         Syzygium
## 28:             Prunus klokovii                    Prunus           Prunus
## 29:          Quercus centenaria                   Quercus          Quercus
## 30:  Rhododendron suoilenhensis Rhododendron suoilenhense     Rhododendron
## 31:               Ruagea beckii                    Ruagea           Ruagea
## 32:              Ruagea obovata                    Ruagea           Ruagea
## 33:          Ruagea parvifructa                    Ruagea           Ruagea
## 34:      Sterculia scortechinii                 Sterculia        Sterculia
## 35:          Trichilia deminuta                 Trichilia        Trichilia
## 36:      Trilepisium gymnandrum               Trilepisium      Trilepisium
## 37:     Vachellia ormocarpoides                 Vachellia        Vachellia
## 38:       Volkameria emirnensis                Volkameria       Volkameria
## 39:           Volkameria grevei                Volkameria       Volkameria
##                       TaxonName          scientificName.x scientificName.y

For species that were matched at the species level, the same happened with the WCVP:

GTS.nm3 <- GTS.nm2[GTS.nm2$Fuzzy.dist > 2 & GTS.nm2$taxonRank != "GENUS", 
                   c("TaxonName", "scientificName", "taxonID")]

GTS.comb <- dplyr::right_join(GTS[, c("TaxonName", "scientificName")],
                              GTS.nm3[, c("TaxonName", "scientificName")],
                              by="TaxonName")

GTS.comb
##                       TaxonName            scientificName.x
## 1: Capparidastrum cuatrecasanum   Morisonia cuatrecasasiana
## 2:        Eucalyptus alatissima       Eucalyptus plenissima
## 3: Grazielodendron rio-docensis Grazielodendron riodocensis
## 4:        Monteverdia gonoclada         Maytenus gonoclados
## 5:        Symplocos juiyenensis        Symplocos guianensis
##              scientificName.y
## 1:  Morisonia cuatrecasasiana
## 2:      Eucalyptus plenissima
## 3: Grazielodendron riodocense
## 4:  Maytenus comocladiiformis
## 5:       Symplocos guianensis

6 Session Information

sessionInfo()
## R version 4.0.2 (2020-06-22)
## Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
## Running under: Windows 10 x64 (build 19042)
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## Matrix products: default
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## locale:
## [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United Kingdom.1252 
## [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United Kingdom.1252   
## [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United Kingdom.1252
## [4] LC_NUMERIC=C                           
## [5] LC_TIME=English_United Kingdom.1252    
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## attached base packages:
## [1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base     
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## other attached packages:
## [1] dplyr_1.0.2       data.table_1.12.8 WorldFlora_1.10  
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##  [1] crayon_1.3.4      digest_0.6.25     R6_2.4.1          lifecycle_0.2.0  
##  [5] magrittr_1.5      evaluate_0.14     pillar_1.4.4      rlang_0.4.8      
##  [9] stringi_1.4.6     ellipsis_0.3.1    generics_0.1.0    vctrs_0.3.4      
## [13] rmarkdown_2.3     tools_4.0.2       stringr_1.4.0     glue_1.4.1       
## [17] purrr_0.3.4       xfun_0.15         yaml_2.2.1        compiler_4.0.2   
## [21] pkgconfig_2.0.3   htmltools_0.5.1.1 tidyselect_1.1.0  knitr_1.28       
## [25] tibble_3.0.1