Description
Preserve supplied voucher, authorship and source identifiers without authenticating a specimen.
Botanical laboratory records distinguish wet mass, dry matter, carriers, extract mass, and assay response. A fraction or reference comparison depends on the chosen material basis and supplied analytical method. Voucher and monograph metadata help identify records but do not themselves authenticate a specimen or establish product quality.
Preserve supplied voucher, authorship and source identifiers without authenticating a specimen.
When to use this tool
Use Botanical Voucher Authorship Token when you need this mass-basis, assay-response, extraction, or source-record calculation for supplied laboratory data.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter voucherId, author, source. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read hasAuthor, hasSource, citationKey. Inspect hasAuthor, hasSource before interpreting the associated values.
Return hasAuthor and hasSource based on nonblank trimmed author and source strings, and citationKey=JSON.stringify([source,voucherId,author]) using the original strings.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| voucherId | Voucher Id | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| author | Author | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| source | Source | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| hasAuthor | Has Author | Required. Boolean. |
| hasSource | Has Source | Required. Boolean. |
| citationKey | JSON tuple of original source, voucherId, and author strings; whitespace preserved. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"voucherId": "V-42",
"author": "A. Reader",
"source": "herbarium-A"
},
"output": {
"hasAuthor": true,
"hasSource": true,
"citationKey": "[\"herbarium-A\",\"V-42\",\"A. Reader\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Presence checks trim whitespace but the key preserves it, so superficially equivalent labels can have different keys. No authorship, voucher authenticity, taxonomic identity, or source existence is verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the appropriate authenticated reference material, analytical protocol, and source records for a full laboratory assessment. Verify moisture basis, response factors, and extract/carrier definitions before comparing results.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Botanical Drug Voucher Taxon Authority Pair
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- Botanical Extract Source Gap
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