Table 1.

Taxonomy of treeman functions

Method set	Description	Examples
get	Retrieve specific information about parts of a tree, often nodes	getNdAge, getPrnt, getNdKids, getNdLng, getNdPrid, getNdPtid, getPath, getSubtree
calc	Calculate tree statistics and tree associated information	calcDstMtrx, calcTrDst, calcPhyDv, calcFrPrp
set	Set node or overall tree values	setNdSpn, setAge, setPD, setRoot, setTol
manip	Change tree structure by adding or removing tips and nodes	addTip, rmTip, pinTip