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\name{gbif_parse}
\alias{gbif_parse}
\title{Parse taxon names using the GBIF name parser.}
\usage{
gbif_parse(scientificname, ...)
}
\arguments{
\item{scientificname}{(character) scientific names}

\item{...}{Further args passed on to \code{\link[httr]{POST}}}
}
\value{
A \code{data.frame} containing fields extracted from parsed
taxon names. Fields returned are the union of fields extracted from
all species names in \code{scientificname}.
}
\description{
Parse taxon names using the GBIF name parser.
}
\examples{
\dontrun{
gbif_parse(scientificname='x Agropogon littoralis')
gbif_parse(c('Arrhenatherum elatius var. elatius',
             'Secale cereale subsp. cereale', 'Secale cereale ssp. cereale',
             'Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)'))
}
}
\references{
\url{http://tools.gbif.org/nameparser/api.do}
}
\seealso{
\code{\link{gni_parse}}
}
\author{
John Baumgartner (johnbb@student.unimelb.edu.au)
}
