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Gemini 2.5 Pro Grinds Through an Inscrutable Image of a Table

PROMPT

Can you turn this into a markdown table? Or into CSV. Tell me if you’re unable to make sense of all the data presented.

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OUTPUT (formatted)

Here: https://github.com/dazzaji/studio/blob/main/used-gear/image-to-table.md

OUTPUT (raw)

Okay, I can convert this table into Markdown and CSV formats. The data seems clear enough to transcribe accurately.

Markdown Format:

| SPECIES                 | Regional status                                                          | Ethiopia | Kenya | Rwanda | Tanzania | WeU (Uganda subtype) | WesU (Uganda subtype) |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------|--------|----------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| **Acacia gerrardii**    | indicator species                                                        | f        | C     | C      | f        | C                    | C                     |
| **Acacia hockii**       | indicator species                                                        | f        | C x   | f      | x        | x                    | x                     |
| **Acacia kirkii**       | indicator species                                                        |          | C     | C      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Acacia senegal**      | indicator species                                                        | C x      | C     | f      | x        | f                    | f                     |
| **Acokanthera schimperi**| indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Capparis tomentosa**  | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Carissa spinarum**    | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Cussonia holstii**    | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket (transition to forest) | f        | f     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Dodonaea viscosa**    | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Elaeodendron buchananii**| indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket (transition to forest) | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Euclea divinorum**    | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Euclea racemosa**     | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Euphorbia candelabrum**| indicator species                                                        | C        | x C   | f      | x        | f                    | f                     |
| **Grewia bicolor**      | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Grewia similis**      | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Pterolobium stellatum**| indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Rhus natalensis**     | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Schrebera alata**     | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket (transition to forest) | f        | f     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Scutia myrtina**      | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Tarenna graveolens**  | indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket  | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Acacia drepanolobium**| characteristic species                                                   | f        | C     | f      | f        | x                    | x                     |
| **Acacia seyal**        | characteristic species                                                   | C        | C     | C      | f        | f                    | x                     |
| **Grewia tembensis**    | characteristic species for evergreen bushland and deciduous bushland     | f        | x     |        |          |                      |                       |
| **Acacia brevispica**   |                                                                          | f        | C     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Acacia mellifera**    | not characteristic                                                       | f        | C     |        | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Acacia polyacantha**  |                                                                          | f        | C     | C      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Acacia sieberiana**   |                                                                          | f        | x     | C      | f        | x                    | f                     |
| **Acacia tortilis**     | not characteristic                                                       | C        | C     |        | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Acacia xanthophloea** |                                                                          |          |       |        | C        |                      |                       |
| **Albizia adianthifolia**|                                                                          | f        | C     | f      | x        | f                    | f                     |
| **Albizia amara**       | not characteristic                                                       | f        | C     | C      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Allophylus rubifolius**|                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Bersama abyssinica**  |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Boscia angustifolia** |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Boscia salicifolia**  |                                                                          | f        | x     |        | f        | f                    | x                     |
| **Combretum molle**     |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | x                     |
| **Commiphora habessinica**|                                                                        | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Cordia africana**     |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Cussonia arborea**    |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Dichrostachys cinerea**|                                                                         | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Dombeya buettneri**   |                                                                          | f        |       | x      |          |                      |                       |
| **Dombeya rotundifolia**|                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Entada abyssinica**   |                                                                          | f        | f     | C      | f        | x                    | f                     |
| **Erythrina abyssinica**|                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Erythrina burttii**   |                                                                          |          |       |        | f        |                      |                       |
| **Faidherbia albida**   |                                                                          | x        |       |        |          |                      |                       |
| **Ficus glumosa**       |                                                                          | C        | x     |        | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Gardenia ternifolia** |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Lannea fulva**        |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | x                    | f                     |
| **Lannea humilis**      | not characteristic                                                       | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Lannea schimperi**    |                                                                          | f        | f     | x      | f        | f                    | x                     |
| **Lannea schweinfurthii**|                                                                         | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | x                     |
| **Maytenus senegalensis**|                                                                         | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Ozoroa insignis**     |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Pappea capensis**     |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Parinari curatellifolia**|                                                                       | x        | C     | f      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Senna didymobotrya**  |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Terminalia brownii**  |                                                                          | x        | x     |        | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Vangueria infausta**  |                                                                          | x        | x     |        | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Ximenia americana**   |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |
| **Ziziphus abyssinica** |                                                                          | f        | x     | f      | f        | f                    | x                     |
| **Ziziphus mucronata**  |                                                                          | f        | x     | x      | f        | f                    | f                     |

CSV Format:

"SPECIES","Regional status","Ethiopia","Kenya","Rwanda","Tanzania","WeU (Uganda subtype)","WesU (Uganda subtype)"
"Acacia gerrardii","indicator species","f","C","C","f","C","C"
"Acacia hockii","indicator species","f","C x","f","x","x","x"
"Acacia kirkii","indicator species","","C","C","f","f","f"
"Acacia senegal","indicator species","C x","C","f","x","f","f"
"Acokanthera schimperi","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Capparis tomentosa","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Carissa spinarum","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Cussonia holstii","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket (transition to forest)","f","f","x","f","f","f"
"Dodonaea viscosa","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Elaeodendron buchananii","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket (transition to forest)","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Euclea divinorum","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Euclea racemosa","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Euphorbia candelabrum","indicator species","C","x C","f","x","f","f"
"Grewia bicolor","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Grewia similis","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Pterolobium stellatum","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Rhus natalensis","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Schrebera alata","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket (transition to forest)","f","f","x","f","f","f"
"Scutia myrtina","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Tarenna graveolens","indicator species for evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and thicket","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Acacia drepanolobium","characteristic species","f","C","f","f","x","x"
"Acacia seyal","characteristic species","C","C","C","f","f","x"
"Grewia tembensis","characteristic species for evergreen bushland and deciduous bushland","f","x","","","",""
"Acacia brevispica","","f","C","f","f","f","f"
"Acacia mellifera","not characteristic","f","C","","f","f","f"
"Acacia polyacantha","","f","C","C","f","f","f"
"Acacia sieberiana","","f","x","C","f","x","f"
"Acacia tortilis","not characteristic","C","C","","f","f","f"
"Acacia xanthophloea","","","","","C","",""
"Albizia adianthifolia","","f","C","f","x","f","f"
"Albizia amara","not characteristic","f","C","C","f","f","f"
"Allophylus rubifolius","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Bersama abyssinica","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Boscia angustifolia","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Boscia salicifolia","","f","x","","f","f","x"
"Combretum molle","","f","x","x","f","f","x"
"Commiphora habessinica","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Cordia africana","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Cussonia arborea","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Dichrostachys cinerea","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Dombeya buettneri","","f","","x","","",""
"Dombeya rotundifolia","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Entada abyssinica","","f","f","C","f","x","f"
"Erythrina abyssinica","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Erythrina burttii","","","","","f","",""
"Faidherbia albida","","x","","","","",""
"Ficus glumosa","","C","x","","f","f","f"
"Gardenia ternifolia","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Lannea fulva","","f","x","x","f","x","f"
"Lannea humilis","not characteristic","f","x","f","f","f","f"
"Lannea schimperi","","f","f","x","f","f","x"
"Lannea schweinfurthii","","f","x","x","f","f","x"
"Maytenus senegalensis","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Ozoroa insignis","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Pappea capensis","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Parinari curatellifolia","","x","C","f","f","f","f"
"Senna didymobotrya","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Terminalia brownii","","x","x","","f","f","f"
"Vangueria infausta","","x","x","","f","f","f"
"Ximenia americana","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
"Ziziphus abyssinica","","f","x","f","f","f","x"
"Ziziphus mucronata","","f","x","x","f","f","f"
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