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How to link to this site:

Names:
To link to the name search page, use https://www.tropicos.org/name/Search.

You can supply the name in the URL: https://www.tropicos.org/name/Search?name=poa+annua, replacing "poa annua" with the name to be searched. By default, the search looks for names that start with "poa annua".

To match a name exactly, add "exact=true": http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=poa+annua&exact=true.

To link to a specific name, use https://www.tropicos.org/name/40012319, replacing "40012319" with the id of the name to be viewed.

Specimens:
To link to the specimen search page, use https://www.tropicos.org/specimen/Search.

You can supply the senior collector and/or collection number in the URL: http://www.tropicos.org/SpecimenSearch.aspx?sen=croat&num=6594.

You can supply the barcode in the URL: http://www.tropicos.org/SpecimenSearch.aspx?barcode=MO-1234996.

You can supply the accession number in the URL: http://www.tropicos.org/SpecimenSearch.aspx?accession=2802132.

To link to a specific specimen, use https://www.tropicos.org/Specimen/6567, replacing "6567" with the id of the specimen to be viewed.

Publications:
To link to the publication search page, use https://www.tropicos.org/publication/Search.

You can supply the author (full name) and/or abbreviated title in the URL: http://www.tropicos.org/PublicationSearch.aspx?author=Bentham&title=la.

To link to a specific publication, use https://www.tropicos.org/Publication/4750, replacing "4750" with the id of the publication to be viewed.

References:
To link to the reference search page, use https://www.tropicos.org/reference/Search.

You can supply the author (full name) and/or year published in the URL: http://www.tropicos.org/ReferenceSearch.aspx?author=davidse&year=1981.

To link to a specific reference, use https://www.tropicos.org/Reference/3026, replacing "3026" with the id of the reference to be viewed.

Authors/Collectors:
To link to the author/collector search page, use https://www.tropicos.org/person/Search.

You can supply the name of the person in the URL: https://www.tropicos.org/person/Search?name=croat.

To link to a specific author/collector, use https://www.tropicos.org/Person/460, replacing "460" with the id of the author/collector to be viewed.

You can supply an abbreviation for the person in the URL: http://www.tropicos.org/PersonSearch.aspx?moabbrev=croat.

Images:
To link to the image search page, use http://www.tropicos.org/ImageSearch.aspx.

You may supply the name, family, senior collector and/or collection number in the URL: http://www.tropicos.org/ImageSearch.aspx?name=rosa&fam=Rosaceae&sen=er&num=26.

To link to a specific image, use http://www.tropicos.org/Image/20868, replacing "20868" with the id of the image to be viewed.

 
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