bhl.taxonomy.name_search

mock data$0.001 / call

Search BHL Taxonomic Names

Search the Biodiversity Heritage Library for confirmed scientific (Latin) names matching a given taxonomic query. Useful for discovering historical name variants, author citations, and subspecies/variety designations for a taxon as recorded in classic natural-history literature. Returns a list of confirmed name strings in the form "Genus species Author, Year". Use bhl.literature.search with the confirmed name to find publications containing it.

Referenceprovider: Bhl#bhl#reference

Input schema

namerequired

Scientific name to look up in BHL — full or partial Latin binomial (e.g. "Quercus robur", "Homo sapiens")

string

Call via REST

curl -X POST https://unifyapi.pro/api/call/bhl.taxonomy.name_search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer uak_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"<name>"}'

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API key

name *