Table 1 Summary of information content in the LCVP and name differences between LCVP and TPL.

From: LCVP, The Leipzig catalogue of vascular plants, a new taxonomic reference list for all known vascular plants

 

TPL

LCVP

Plant names

1,166,054

1,315,562

Accepted species names (excl. infraspecific taxa)

308,397

351,180

Synonyms

760,744

846,279

Accepted infraspecific names

20,719

48,257

Accepted Genera

12,660

13,460

Accepted Families

473

564

All Genera

22,830

32,986

Unresolved names

244,017

63,072

TPL - LCVP comparison

Number of records

Identical names

841,151

Additional names in LCVP not being in TPL

149,462

Families in LCVP not being in TPL

96

Families in TPL not being in LCVP

8

Genera in LCVP not being in TPL

2,764

Genera in TPL not being in LCVP

1,954

Resolved in LCVP - unresolved in TPL

172,354

Accepted in LCVP - Synonym in TPL

60,321

Synonym in LCVP - Accepted in TPL

177,570

Different authors in LCVP

27,824

Different synonym in LCVP

64,703

Different orthography in LCVP

4,962