explode.php
written by: Patrick Leary
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Last modified: April 18, 2009, 11:04 pm
This function accepts a scientific name and author combination as input and returns an array of strings representing name, author, and nomenclatural subcomponents of the combination. It is used to parse complex name combinations within NameBank prior to output in one or more XML schemas.
Example:
Acacia angustissima (P. Mill.) Kuntze var. cuspidata (Schlecht.) L. Benson