Template:WCSP/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:WCSP.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage[change source]

Use this template to add a citation or link to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families database (WCSP) by providing the name of a taxon.

Note: There are multiple databases provided by Kew Gardens (see this list).

Syntax[change source]

If the current page has a taxon name and WCSPF id in Wikidata:

{{WCSP}}

or

{{WCSP | accessdate = {{subst:date}} }}

To link directly to a specific taxon:

{{WCSP | nameid | taxonToDisplay | validity | accessdate =<date> | mode = cs<1 or 2> }}

OR To link to a search page of matching taxa:

{{WCSP | taxon | taxonToDisplay | validity | accessdate =<date> | mode = cs<1 or 2> }}

If |mode= is not supplied, it defaults to cs1.

Samples[change source]

Linking directly to a specific taxon

Sample	What it looks like
{{WCSP \| 469989 \| ''Betula nigra pendula'' \| nv \| accessdate = 24 March 2024 \| mode=cs2}}	"Betula nigra pendula Synonym", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 24 March 2024
{{WCSP \| 152054 \| ''Betula'' }}	"Betula". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
{{WCSP \| 21527 \| ''Betula nigra'' }}	"Betula nigra". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
{{WCSP \| 21527 }}	"WCSP/doc". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Linking to taxon search results

Sample	What it looks like
{{WCSP \| Philyra \| ''Philyra'' Klotzsch \| accessdate = 24 March 2024 \| mode=cs2}}	"Philyra Klotzsch", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 24 March 2024
{{WCSP \| Philyra \| ''Philyra'' Klotzsch \| accessdate = 24 March 2024 }}	"Philyra Klotzsch". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
{{WCSP \| Philyra }}	"Philyra". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
{{WCSP}}	"WCSP/doc". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
{{WCSP \| Caryopteris divaricata \| ''Caryopteris divaricata'' Maxim. \| nv }}	"Caryopteris divaricata Maxim. Synonym". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Parameters[change source]

taxon

The taxon to search

Ex: (for the Philyra): Philyra

nameid

This is the last number in the URL of the taxon

Ex: http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=152054

Ex: (for genus Philyra): 152054

taxonToDisplay (optional)

The taxon name to display in the link (useful for genera that must be displayed in italic) You can include the author outside of your own italics.

(If you don't supply taxonToDisplay, the link label will be the existing PageName. Link will still work.)

Ex: (for the Philyra): ''Philyra'' Klotzsch

validity (optional)

If the taxon is considered as unaccepted or synonym by Kew, add nv.

Sample (for Caryopteris divaricata): nv

Use samples[change source]

Brocchinia, Acanthostachys

Usage[change source]

Syntax[change source]

Samples[change source]

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See also[change source]