Biodiversity Heritage Library
API v3 Documentation
Overview
Methods
Data Elements
Release Notes
NameSearch
Search for a particular name. Names both with and without NameBank identifiers are returned.
SYNTAX
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/api3?op=NameSearch
&name=<a partial or complete name string>
&format=<"xml" for an XML response or "json" for JSON (OPTIONAL; "xml" is the default)>
&apikey=<API key value>
EXAMPLE REQUEST (XML)
            
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/api3?op=NameSearch&name=poa+annua&format=xml&apikey=12345678-BBBB-DDDD-FFFF-123456789012
EXAMPLE RESPONSE (XML)
            
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Response
  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <Status>ok</Status>
  <ErrorMessage />
  <Result>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua Cham. & Schltdl., nom. nud.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua L.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua L. (1753)</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua Linnaeus</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua f. maxima Honda</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua f. purpurea Mike L.Grant</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua f. reptans (Hausskn.) T.Koyama</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua fo. purpurea Mike L.Grant</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua fo. remotiflora Hack.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua hypsophila</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua raniglumis</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua reptans</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua rigidiuscula</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua rigidula</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua ssp. exilis (Tomm. ex Freyn) Asch. & Graebn.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua ssp. varia (Gaudin) Gaudin</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua subsp. exilis (Tomm. ex Freyn.) Asch. & Graebn.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua subsp. supina (Schrad.) Husn.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua subsp. supina (Schrad.) Husn., 1896</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua subsp. varia (Gaudin) Gaudin</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua typica</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. annua</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. annua L.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. aquatica Asch.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. aquatica Aschers.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. campana Seguin, 1895</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. eriolepis E. Desv.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. eriolepis É.Desv.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. exigua (Husn.) Hack.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. nepalensis G.C. Wall. ex Griseb.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. nepalensis Wall. ex Griseb.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. remotiflora Trab.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. reptans Hausskn.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. rigidiuscula Dewey</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. rigidiuscula L.H. Dewey</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. sikkimensis Stapf</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. stricta Vasey</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. stricta Vasey ex Scribn.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. supina (Schrad.) Link</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. tommasinii Asch. & Graebn.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. tommasinii Asch. & Graebn., nom. superfl.</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua var. typica Beck</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
    <Name>
      <NameConfirmed>Poa annua varia Gaudin, 1811</NameConfirmed>
    </Name>
  </Result>
</Response>
EXAMPLE REQUEST (JSON)
            
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/api3?op=NameSearch&name=poa+annua&format=json&apikey=12345678-BBBB-DDDD-FFFF-123456789012
EXAMPLE RESPONSE (JSON)
            
{
  "Status": "ok",
  "ErrorMessage": "",
  "Result": [
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua Cham. & Schltdl., nom. nud."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua L."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua L. (1753)"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua Linnaeus"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua f. maxima Honda"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua f. purpurea Mike L.Grant"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua f. reptans (Hausskn.) T.Koyama"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua fo. purpurea Mike L.Grant"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua fo. remotiflora Hack."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua hypsophila"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua raniglumis"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua reptans"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua rigidiuscula"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua rigidula"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua ssp. exilis (Tomm. ex Freyn) Asch. & Graebn."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua ssp. varia (Gaudin) Gaudin"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua subsp. exilis (Tomm. ex Freyn.) Asch. & Graebn."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua subsp. supina (Schrad.) Husn."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua subsp. supina (Schrad.) Husn., 1896"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua subsp. varia (Gaudin) Gaudin"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua typica"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. annua"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. annua L."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. aquatica Asch."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. aquatica Aschers."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. campana Seguin, 1895"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. eriolepis E. Desv."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. eriolepis É.Desv."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. exigua (Husn.) Hack."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. nepalensis G.C. Wall. ex Griseb."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. nepalensis Wall. ex Griseb."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. remotiflora Trab."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. reptans Hausskn."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. rigidiuscula Dewey"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. rigidiuscula L.H. Dewey"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. sikkimensis Stapf"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. stricta Vasey"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. stricta Vasey ex Scribn."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. supina (Schrad.) Link"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. tommasinii Asch. & Graebn."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. tommasinii Asch. & Graebn., nom. superfl."
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua var. typica Beck"
    },
    {
      "NameConfirmed": "Poa annua varia Gaudin, 1811"
    }
  ]
}