The Taxonomic Name Resolution Service (TNRS) is a tool for the automated standardization of plant scientific names.

The TNRS corrects spelling errors and alternative spellings to a standardized list of names, and converts out-of-date names (synonyms) to the current accepted name. It can process many names at once, saving hours of tedious and error-prone manual name correction. For names that cannot be resolved automatically, the TNRS presents a list of candidates and provides tools for researching and selecting the preferred name.

Examples and vignette: TNRS vignette.

Access the TNRS

• TNRS web interface — interactive name resolution in your browser.
• TNRS API — programmatic access.

Citation

For more information, see the following open-access publication:

Boyle, B., Hopkins, N., Lu, Z., Raygoza Garay, J.A., Mozzherin, D., Rees, T., Matasci, N., Narro, M.L., Piel, W.H., McKay, S.J., Lowry, S., Freeland, C., Peet, R.K., Enquist, B.J. 2013. The taxonomic name resolution service: an online tool for automated standardization of plant names. BMC Bioinformatics 14:16. doi:10.1186/1471-2105-14-16.