Time, when actual POWO nomenclature is updated in iNat

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Hi,

Is there a time (once a week or something like that), when the nomenclature on iNat is compared automatically with the acutal one of POWO, to find changes and new names?

I had some cases this morning while IDing, where names are missing in iNat. Espacially for tropical local endemic plants. I flagged them for curation, but it would be much easier, if this process is done regularly automatically and not one by one.

I hope not to waste curators time too much.

Thanks in advance. Kind regards.

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As far as I know there is no such scheduled exchange between POWO and iNaturalist: name changes, taxonomic moves, etc. are replicated manually, upon request, on an as-need basis - for better or for worse (POWO is not immune to mistakes and debatable decisions).

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Nope, there are no automatic taxonomic updates. Flagging the taxa for curation as you’ve done is the correct approach.

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It’s a pity.

Then I will continue doing so - and hope for a kind curators time (so far it has been allways a great service and help, much appreciated).

Thanks a lot for all your replys.

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