botaxon is a taxonomic parser for (sub)species botanical names.
It has been used against 3 million names. It aims to be fast and efficient.
>>> import botaxon
>>> botaxon.load("Plumeria")
Genus(name='Plumeria', is_hybrid=False)
>>> botaxon.load("Ocimum × citriodorum")
Species(genus=Genus(name='Ocimum', is_hybrid=False), name='citriodorum', is_hybrid=True)
>>> botaxon.load("Cannabis sativa var. indica")
Variety(species=Species(genus=Genus(name='Cannabis', is_hybrid=False), name='sativa', is_hybrid=False), name='indica')