we regularly receive exports of taxonomic data in text format, but produced automatically, thus with a very recognizable structure.
it would be nice to be able to parse such documents more or less automatically.
one typical example from tropicos:
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Aa brevis Schltr.
Aa brevis Schltr. = Myrosmodes breve (Schltr.) Garay
Reference: FP 1438: 102; Garay, L. A., 1978: 168; Dodson, C. H., 1992: xx.
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Aa calceata (Rchb. f.) Schltr.
Aa calceata (Rchb. f.) Schltr.
Synonyms: Aa calceata Rchb. f.
Reference: Flora Peru: 1438: 94; Dodson, pers. comm..
Note: Not reconfirmed.
we regularly receive exports of taxonomic data in text format, but produced automatically, thus with a very recognizable structure. it would be nice to be able to parse such documents more or less automatically. one typical example from tropicos: