Table 2 The field index numbers, their related Darwin Core terms and definitions that define the fields in the WCVP: Fabaceae checklist.

From: An expert curated global legume checklist improves the accuracy of occurrence, biodiversity and taxonomic data

Field index

DwC term

Note

0

taxonID

World Checklist of Vascular Plants identifier

1

family

The full scientific name of the family in which the scientificName is classified

2

genus

The full scientific name of the genus in which the scientificName belongs

3

specificEpithet

The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName

4

infraSpecificEpithet

The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation

5

scientificName

The genus name, where applicable, associated with the specificEpithet and infraspecific epithet to form a monomial, binomial or trinomial name without its authorship

6

scientificNameAuthorship

The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to a standard convention3

7

taxonRank

The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName

8

taxonomicStatus

The status of the use of the scientificName based on taxonomic opinion, linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept

9

acceptedNameUsageID

World Checklist of Vascular Plants identifier of the associated accepted name

10

parentNameUsageID

World Checklist of Vascular Plants identifier of the associated name one level up in the taxonomic hierarchy

11

originalNameUsageID

World Checklist of Vascular Plants identifier of the associated basionym

12

namePublishedIn

A reference for the publication (protologue citation) in which the scientificName was originally established3

13

scientificNameID

International Plant Name Index identifier

14

wfoID

World Flora Online identifier

  1. The checklist is available for download as a Darwin Core Archive through redirection from ChecklistBank’s About page (https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/2304/about), Zenodo7 or the Legume Data Portal (https://www.legumedata.org).