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Table 2 Name processing settings

From: The taxonomic name resolution service: an online tool for automated standardization of plant names

Setting

Description

Options

Processing mode

Determines whether the name is parsed and resolved (corrected) or parsed only

Full name resolution (default)

  

Parse names only

Match accuracy

Adjusts the minimum OMS required to return a name as a candidate match

Slider from lowest (default) to highest (perfect match, OMS = 1.0)

Allow partial matches

If enabled, the TNRS will match a higher taxonomic component of a name if it cannot match the name at the rank submitted

Enabled (default)

  

Not enabled

Sources

Taxonomic sources used to resolve names. Higher-ranked sources applied first if Best match setting "Constrain by source" enabled (see text)

Select

  

Deselect

  

Rank by dragging/dropping

Family classification

Source of family classification for matched and accepted names

Tropicos / APG III (default)

  

NCBI (similar to APG III, with recent changes)

  1. These user options must be set prior to submitting names for processing. Best match settings (not listed; see User options) are adjusted after processing is complete.