Litchi 2 taxonomic checklist validator and cross-map generator

Installation

Litchi version 2 is a Web-based application. You may install your own copy by downloading the source code from the Litchi software repository.

Installed Web application

Alternatively, you can run a copy already installed on a server in Cardiff by using the links below, in whch case you will need a Litchi database user name and password, obtainable from Richard White.

Caveats

Please note the following limitations and restrictions of the current version, when running your own tests:

The system is not multi-user. All users share the same database, including uploaded checklists, created cross-maps, and edited rules.
Please do not delete any checklists or cross-maps created by anyone else. Be careful, because the only way to see the list of checklists is to click on "Delete A List".
The "litchi" user is not supposed to be able to edit the rules, but can view a list of them.
There are two ways to upload checklists. Ignore the "Spice wrapper" method and use the CSV (comma-separated values) test format. Each block of names consists of an accepted ("correct") name followed by a list of synonyms. Have a look in a folder of test data sets to see what the upload format looks like.

Online Litchi 2 versions

The following versions are available. They all share the same database, and the differences between them are (probably) minimal.

Documentation

User Guide

Further links to documentation etc. will be added to this site.

Cross-maps

XML Schema for cross-maps (version 0.10, 17 October 2003)
Experimental cross-map between two test checklists (4 June 2004)
Experimental Euphorbiaceae cross-map between European and world checklists (9 December 2004)
Experimental Leguminosae cross-map between Flora Europaea and an experimental checklist (9 December 2004)

Thanks to Naomi Russell and John Robinson for doing most of the hard work; also to Francisco Quevedo for assistance.

This page was last updated on 14 February 2011.