The taxonomic name parser analyzes a free text taxonomic reference for the following four components:
Not all of them are required.
The four parts are separated by the following separators:
| part | separator | example |
| authorship | any whitespace | Abies alba_L. |
| reference | commata with following whitespace OR whitespace+'in'+whitespace | Abies alba L.,_Sp. Pl... or Pinus alba_in_Bull. Soc.... |
| nom. status | commata with following whitespace | in Bull. Bot. 3: 99. 1987., nom illeg. |
Some valid name texts fully recognized by the parser are:
Abies alba (L.) Mill., Sp. Pl.: 105. 1846., nom illeg. Abies alba (L.) Mill. in Bull. Bot. 3: 99. 1987., nom illeg.
The name part is required. The authorship part is required only if followed by the reference part. The reference part as well as the status part are not required. In the following sections, the four parts are described in detail: