Corrections to Markup of botanical term Plumbago in MW

[funderburkjim]

The convention of mw.xml is to put Latin botanical terms in the <bot> tag.

In the displays, such markup is rendered by applying a color:

It was noticed that several 'Plumbago' terms were not marked. A program was used to find all the 'Plumbago' terms, and to apply added markup as needed. 21 cases resulted.

[gasyoun]

Wonder if Latin word endings could be used locating similar unmarked plants.

[funderburkjim]

That might be one way. Note that in addition to the <bot> tag, there is a <bio> tag (for Latin names of animals). There are also some Latin words used for other purposes.

Another approach might be to get a list of all words currently marked as botanical, and then search for cases where one of these words is NOT marked as botanical.

[funderburkjim]

Corrections installed.

[gasyoun]

search for cases where one of these words is NOT marked as botanical.

I guess it's half as interesting as finding the non-marked ones.

Extracted 600 animal names from http://lib.colostate.edu/wildlife/atoz.php?sortby=Genus_Species&letter=ALL Quantity is similar to http://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/ so seems an exhausting list. The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names way seems too hard, to search for suffixes and prefixes. Similary I could extract http://www.ukgardening.co.uk/plant-naming-botanic-names.php

Acanthaster planci
Acinynox jubatus
Acrantophis madagascariensis
Acridotheres tristis
Acrobates pygmaeus
Actophilornis africanus
Aegypius occipitalis
Aegypius tracheliotus
Aepyceros mylampus
Agama sp.
Agelaius phoeniceus
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Agouti paca
Alcelaphus buselaphus caama
Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
Alces alces
Alectura lathami
Alligator mississippiensis
Alopex lagopus
Alopochen aegyptiacus
Alouatta seniculus
Amazona sp.
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Ammospermophilus nelsoni
Amphibolurus barbatus
Anas bahamensis
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas punctata
Anastomus oscitans
Anathana ellioti
Anhinga rufa
Anitibyx armatus
Anser anser
Anser caerulescens
Antechinus flavipes
Anthropoides paradisea
Antidorcas marsupialis
Antilocapra americana
Antilope cervicapra
Aonyx capensis
Aonyx cinerea
Aquila chrysaetos
Ara ararauna
Ara chloroptera
Ara macao
Arctogalidia trivirgata
Ardea cinerea
Ardea golieth
Ateles paniscus
Axis axis

Balearica pavonina
Bassariscus astutus
Bettongia penicillata
Bison bison
Boa caninus
Boa constrictor mexicana
Bos frontalis
Bos mutus
Bos taurus
Boselaphus tragocamelus
Bradypus tridactylus
Branta canadensis
Bubalornis niger
Bubalus arnee
Bubo sp.
Bubo virginianus
Bubulcus ibis
Bucephala clangula
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Bugeranus caruncalatus
Buteo galapagoensis
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo regalis
Butorides striatus
Butorides striatus sundevalli

Cabassous sp.
Cacatua galerita
Cacatua tenuirostris
Caiman crocodilus
Callipepla gambelii
Callorhinus ursinus
Calyptorhynchus magnificus
Camelus dromedarius
Canis aureus
Canis dingo
Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Canis lupus baileyi
Canis lupus lycaon
Canis mesomelas
Capra ibex
Capreolus capreolus
Carduelis pinus
Carduelis uropygialis
Carphophis sp.
Casmerodius albus
Castor canadensis
Castor fiber
Catharacta skua
Cathartes aura
Cebus albifrons
Cebus apella
Cebus nigrivittatus
Centrocercus urophasianus
Ceratotherium simum
Cercatetus concinnus
Cercopithecus aethiops
Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Certotrichas paena
Cervus canadensis
Cervus duvauceli
Cervus elaphus
Cervus unicolor
Ceryle rudis
Chamaelo sp.
Charadrius tricollaris
Chauna torquata
Chelodina longicollis
Chionis alba
Chlamydosaurus kingii
Chlidonias leucopterus
Chloephaga melanoptera
Choloepus hoffmani
Chordeiles minor
Choriotis kori
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia episcopus
Ciconia episeopus
Climacteris melanura
Cochlearius cochlearius
Coendou prehensilis
Colaptes campestroides
Colobus guerza
Coluber constrictor
Coluber constrictor foxii
Columba livia
Columba palumbus
Connochaetus taurinus
Conolophus subcristatus
Coracias caudata
Coragyps atratus
Corallus hortulanus cooki
Cordylus giganteus
Corvus albicollis
Corvus albus
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Corythornis cristata
Cracticus nigroagularis
Crax sp.
Creagrus furcatus
Crocodylus niloticus
Crocuta crocuta
Crotalus adamanteus
Crotalus cerastes
Crotalus triseriatus
Crotaphytus collaris
Ctenophorus ornatus
Cygnus atratus
Cygnus buccinator
Cynictis penicillata
Cynomys ludovicianus
Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis

Dacelo novaeguineae
Damaliscus dorcas
Damaliscus lunatus
Dasyprocta leporina
Dasypus novemcinctus
Dasypus septemcincus
Dasyurus maculatus
Dasyurus viverrinus
Delphinus delphis
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Dendrocygna viduata
Dendrohyrax brucel
Deroptyus accipitrinus
Diceros bicornis
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Dicrurus adsimilis
Didelphis virginiana
Diomedea irrorata
Dipodomys deserti
Dolichitus patagonum
Dromaeus novaehollandiae
Drymarchon corias couperi
Dusicyon thous

Echimys chrysurus
Egretta thula
Eira barbata
Elephas maximus bengalensis
Eolophus roseicapillus
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Ephippiorhynchus mycteria
Ephipplorhynchus senegalensis
Epicrates cenchria maurus
Equus burchelli
Equus hemionus
Eremophila alpestris
Erethizon dorsatum
Erinaceus frontalis
Estrilda erythronotos
Eubalaena australis
Eudromia elegans
Eudyptula minor
Eumetopias jubatus
Eunectes sp.
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Eutamias minimus

Falco mexicanus
Falco peregrinus
Felis caracal
Felis chaus
Felis concolor
Felis libyca
Felis pardalis
Felis rufus
Felis serval
Felis silvestris lybica
Felis sylvestris lybica
Felis wiedi or Leopardus weidi
Felis yagouaroundi
Francolinus coqui
Francolinus leucoscepus
Francolinus swainsonii
Fratercula corniculata
Fregata magnificans
Fulica cristata
Funambulus pennati

Gabianus pacificus
Galago crassicaudataus
Galictis vittata
Gazella granti
Gazella thompsonii
Gekko gecko
Genetta genetta
Geochelone elegans
Geochelone elephantopus
Geochelone radiata
Geococcyx californianus
Geospiza sp.
Gerbillus sp.
Giraffe camelopardalis
Globicephala melas
Gopherus agassizii
Gorilla gorilla
Graspus graspus
Grus antigone
Grus canadensis
Grus rubicundus
Gymnorhina tibicen
Gyps bengalensis
Gyps fulvus

Haematopus ater
Halcyon smyrnesis
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Haliaetus leucogaster
Haliaetus vocifer
Heloderma horridum
Heloderma horridum exasperatum
Heloderma suspectum
Helogale undulata
Herpestes javanicus
Himantopus himantopus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippotragus equinus
Hippotragus niger
Hyaena brunnea
Hyaena hyaena
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus
Hystrix cristata
Hystrix indica

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictonyx striatus
Iguana iguana
Irania gutteralis
Isoodon obesulus

Junonia genoveua

Kobus defassa
Kobus leche robertsi
Kobus vardonii vardoni

Lama glama
Lama guanicoe
Lama pacos
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lamprotornis nitens
Lamprotornis sp.
Lamprotornis superbus
Laniarius ferrugineus
Laniaurius atrococcineus
Larus dominicanus
Larus fuliginosus
Larus novaehollandiae
Larus sp.
Lasiodora parahybana
Lasiorhinus latifrons
Leipoa ocellata
Lemur catta
Lemur fulvus
Lepilemur rufescens
Leprocaulinus vipera
Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Leptoptilus dubius
Lepus arcticus
Lepus townsendii
Libellula quadrimaculata
Limnocorax flavirostra
Limosa haemastica
Litrocranius walleri
Lophoaetus occipitalis
Loris tardigratus
Lorythaixoides concolor
Loxodonta africana
Lutra canadensis
Lybius torquatus
Lycaon pictus
Lycosa godeffroyi

Mabuya spilogaster
Macaca fuscata
Macaca mulatta
Macaca nemestrina
Macaca radiata
Macropus agilis
Macropus eugenii
Macropus fuliginosus
Macropus giganteus
Macropus parryi
Macropus robustus
Macropus rufogriseus
Macropus rufus
Madoqua kirkii
Manouria emys
Marmota caligata
Marmota flaviventris
Marmota monax
Martes americana
Martes pennanti
Mazama americana
Mazama gouazoubira
Megaderma spasma
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Meleagris gallopavo
Meles meles
Mellivora capensis
Melophus lathami
Melursus ursinus
Mephitis mephitis
Merops bullockoides
Merops nubicus
Merops sp.
Microcavia australis
Microcebus murinus
Milvago chimachima
Milvus migrans
Mirounga angustirostris
Mirounga leonina
Morelia spilotes variegata
Motacilla aguimp
Mungos mungo
Mustela nigripes
Mycteria ibis
Mycteria leucocephala
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Myotis lucifugus
Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Naja haje
Naja nivea
Naja sp.
Nannopterum harrisi
Nasua narica
Nasua nasua
Nectarinia chalybea
Neophoca cinerea
Neophron percnopterus
Neotis denhami
Neotoma sp.
Nesomimus trifasciatus
Ninox superciliaris
Notechis semmiannulatus
Nucifraga columbiana
Numida meleagris
Nyctanassa violacea
Nyctea scandiaca
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Nycticorax nycticorax

Odocoilenaus virginianus
Odocoileus hemionus
Oncorhynchus nerka
Orcinus orca
Oreamnos americanus
Oreotragus oreotragus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Oryx gazella
Oryx gazella callotis
Otaria flavescens
Otocyon megalotis
Ourebia ourebi
Ovibos moschatus
Ovis ammon
Ovis canadensis
Ovis dalli stonei
Ovis musimon
Ovis orientalis
Oxybelis fulgidus
Oxybelis sp.

Pan troglodytes
Pandon haliaetus
Panthera leo
Panthera leo persica
Panthera onca
Panthera pardus
Panthera tigris
Papilio canadensis
Papio cynocephalus
Papio ursinus
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Paraxerus cepapi
Paroaria gularis
Parus atricapillus
Passer domesticus
Pavo cristatus
Pedetes capensis
Pelecans onocratalus
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pelecanus occidentalis
Perameles nasuta
Petaurus breviceps
Petaurus norfolcensis
Phacochoerus aethiopus
Phaethon aethereus
Phalacrocorax albiventer
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax niger
Phalacrocorax varius
Phalaropus fulicarius
Phalaropus lobatus
Phascogale calura
Phascogale tapoatafa
Phascolarctos cinereus
Phasianus colchicus
Philetairus socius
Phoca vitulina
Phoeniconaias minor
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Phoenicopterus ruber
Phylurus milli
Physignathus cocincinus
Picoides pubescens
Pitangus sulphuratus
Pituophis melanaleucus
Platalea leucordia
Platalea leucorodia
Plectopterus gambensis
Plegadis falcinellus
Plegadis ridgwayi
Plocepasser mahali
Ploceus intermedius
Ploceus rubiginosus
Podargus strigoides
Porphyrio porphyrio
Potamochoerus porcus
Potorous tridactylus
Potos flavus
Priodontes maximus
Prionace glauca
Procyon cancrivorus
Procyon lotor
Propithecus verreauxi
Proteles cristatus
Protemnodon rufoerisea
Pseudalopex gymnocercus
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Pseudoleistes virescens
Psittacula krameri
Psophia viridis
Pterocles gutturalis
Pteronura brasiliensis
Pteropus rufus
Pycnonotus barbatus
Pycnonotus nigricans
Pytilia melba

Ramphastos tucanus
Rana sp.
Rangifer tarandus
Raphicerus campestris
Ratufa indica
Recurvirostra avosetta
Redunca redunca
Rhabdomys pumilio
Rhea americana

Sagittarius serpentarius
Salvadora hexalepis
Sarcophilus harrisii
Sarcorhamphus papa
Sarkidornis melanotos
Sauromalus obesus
Sceloporus magister
Sciurus niger
Sciurus vulgaris
Scolopax minor
Seiurus aurocapillus
Semnopithecus entellus
Sitta canadensis
Smithopsis crassicaudata
Snycerus caffer
Speothos vanaticus
Speotyte cuniculata
Spermophilus armatus
Spermophilus lateralis
Spermophilus parryii
Spermophilus richardsonii
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Spheniscus magellanicus
Spheniscus mendiculus
Spilogale gracilis
Spizaetus coronatus
Stenella coeruleoalba
Stercorarius longicausus
Sterna paradisaea
Streptopelia decipiens
Streptopelia senegalensis
Struthio camelus
Sula dactylatra
Sula nebouxii
Suricata suricatta
Sus scrofa
Sylvicapra grimma
Sylvilagus floridanus

Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tachyglossus aculeatus
Tadorna tadorna
Tamandua tetradactyla
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Tapirus terrestris
Tauraco porphyrelophus
Taurotagus oryx
Taxidea taxus
Tayassu pecari
Tayassu tajacu
Tenrec ecaudatus
Terathopius ecaudatus
Terrapene carolina
Tetracerus quadricornis
Thalasseus maximus
Thamnolaea cinnmomeiventris
Theropithecus gelada
Threskionis aethiopicus
Thylogale stigmatica
Tiliqua scincoides
Tockus erythrorhyncus
Tockus flavirostris
Toxostoma curvirostre
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Tragelaphus angasi
Tragelaphus scriptus
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Trichechus inunguis
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus
Trichosurus vulpecula
Trichosurus vulpecula, Sarcophilus harrisii
Trichosurus vulpecula, Vombatus ursinus
Tringa glareola
Tursiops truncatus
Turtur chalcospilos
Tyto novaehollandiae

Upupa epops
Uraeginthus angolensis
Uraeginthus bengalus
Uraeginthus granatina
Ursus americanus
Ursus arctos
Ursus arctos horribilis
Ursus maritimus

Vanellus armatus
Vanellus chilensis
Vanellus sp.
Vanessa indica
Varanus albigularis
Varanus komodensis
Varanus salvator
Varanus sp.
Vicugna vicugna
Vombatus ursinus
Vulpes chama
Vulpes cinereoargenteus
Vulpes vulpes

Zalophus californicus
Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida galapagoensis
Zonotrichia capensis
Zosterops pallidus

[funderburkjim]

Go ahead and derive a similar botanical list. I've never derived a list of the unique botanical, biological terms marked in MW. But think it would be interesting to do so, and then to cross reference to standard nomenclature. Your lists might provide an in to such a cross reference.

One reason to do this would be to provide links from an instance in MW of a botanical reference to some source that would provide a modern description of the plant. There are probably other reasons which would occur to someone with Indian cultural knowledge.

[gasyoun]

m. Batatas edulis Npr. [L=50515]

Batatas marked, edulis - not. That is actually Batātas edulis.

Found http://archeo73.ru/Russian/19vek/annenkov/a1.htm, looking how to get a list of headwords only for comparison. It looks nice https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0:Annenkov1878_bot_slovar.djvu/364 and comes from the same era.

And in

n. agallochum L. [L=156637]

Strange it's not capitalized in the book as well, because it should have been Agallochum, @SergeA ?

https://vk.com/gasyoun?w=wall1116419_5836_r5838

http://mpns.kew.org/mpns-portal/searchName? is the most advanced botanical tool, biologists say. So I searched for Semicarpus Anacardium, but failed, because it should be Semecarpus Anacardium Semicarpus - is a book error.

http://mpns.kew.org/mpns-portal/plantDetail?plantId=479712&query=Semecarpus+Anacardium&filter=&fuzzy=false&nameType=all&dbs=wcsCmp Semecarpus Anacardium

http://mpns.kew.org/mpns-portal/plantDetail?plantId=570437&query=Plumbago+Zeylanica&filter=&fuzzy=false&nameType=all&dbs=wcsCmp Plumbago Zeylanica

Gloriosa (or Methonica) Superba is a bad entry.

Gloriosa Superba fine Methonica Superba fine http://mpns.kew.org/mpns-portal/plantDetail?plantId=307988&query=Methonica+Superba&filter=&fuzzy=false&nameType=all&dbs=wcs

[funderburkjim]

Batatas marked, edulis

Have submitted correction via Correction form

Semicarpus Anacardium

This occurs 4 times in mw.xml, while Semicarpus occurs 33 times. Thus we can consider the 'Semi' spelling an error. Have submitted corrections for these.

agallochum

agallochum (small 'a') occurs 9 times, Agallochum 51 times. Probably ok to change all to Agallochum

Gloriosa (or Methonica) Superba is a bad entry. Seems like it is grammatically equivalent to saying both names; maybe your point is that abbreviated form would foil many searches.

[gasyoun]

https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/plant-names-and-botanical-latin.html

the first word is the name of the genus (see Plant Evolution and Taxonomy). It's usually in Italics and starts with a capital letter e.g. Magnolia the second word is the name of the species. This is usually lower case and also expressed in italics e.g. grandiflora

How about http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/-/-/ list for verifying? Yes, it's more advanced that http://www.kapsenbergdesign.com/garden/bybotname.php and http://www.malag.aes.oregonstate.edu/wildflowers/plantlist.php kind of sites. I wonder only how much Indian material is there http://www.treenames.net/ti/index.html...