Occurrence record: MEL 2526564A

Preserved specimen of Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl. | Washington Fan Palm recorded on 2023-01-30
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Institution code Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Supplied institution code "MEL"
Collection National Herbarium of Victoria
Supplied collection code "MEL"
Catalog number MEL 2526564A
Occurrence ID 06becc41-1f8c-4a46-9bfb-9da47adec3c3
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Identified by Ohlsen, D.J.  
Collector 1.  Stajsic, V.   2.  Ohlsen, D.J.  
Supplied as "Stajsic, V. | Ohlsen, D.J."
Record number 10399
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 3 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Establishment means introduced
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Field notes Tallest plant ca. 3 metres high. Stem solitary, erect, ca. 1 metre wide near base, ca. 40 cm across at breast height, covered with closely set old leaf bases. Petiole ca. 1 metre long, with conspicuous brown spines along margins, the petiole green except for a conspicous brown zone near base. Leaf lamina ca. 1 metre x 1 metre, fan-shaped, plicate; segments basally fused, mid green, with scattered, long, hanging fibres.
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Occurrence remarks About 20 plants, evidently self-established. Some growing close to road, the rest on steep slope. Nearest house is ca. 300 metres away, but no palms seen on property.
Date identified 2023-01-30
Identification ID c68198e5-3c9f-427f-a03a-27806a5e682b

Event

Event ID ba9086d8-75ad-4e6a-8527-c6417c2b5145
Occurrence date 2023-01-30
Supplied as year:2023  month:1  day:30 
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 30

Taxonomy

Higher classification Eukarya | Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Lilianae | Arecales | Arecaceae | Washingtonia
Scientific name Washingtonia robusta
Identified to rank species
Common name Washington Fan Palm
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Tracheophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Supplied as "Magnoliopsida"
Order Arecales
Family Arecaceae
Genus Washingtonia
Species Washingtonia robusta
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship H.Wendl.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Oceania | Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Locality Kergunya South. Kiewa Valley Highway (on north side of the road), ca. 400 metres (by road) NE from intersection with Cowell Track.
Habitat
Supplied as "On degraded, weedy slope below the road, above creek, no overstorey."
Latitude -36.440194
Supplied as: "-36.4401944444"
Longitude 147.023056
Supplied as: "147.0230555556"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "1"
Verbatim locality Kergunya South. Kiewa Valley Highway (on north side of the road), ca. 400 metres (by road) NE from intersection with Cowell Track.
Min elevation 282.0
Max elevation 282.0
Field notes Tallest plant ca. 3 metres high. Stem solitary, erect, ca. 1 metre wide near base, ca. 40 cm across at breast height, covered with closely set old leaf bases. Petiole ca. 1 metre long, with conspicuous brown spines along margins, the petiole green except for a conspicous brown zone near base. Leaf lamina ca. 1 metre x 1 metre, fan-shaped, plicate; segments basally fused, mid green, with scattered, long, hanging fibres.
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Georeference protocol Google Earth
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 36° 26' 24.7" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 147° 01' 23" E
Verbatim SRS 1
Location ID 7f24faab-1d2e-4dd7-9d17-9b755a30bdf3

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 0a24c4ed-3b5d-4754-9f00-f75331abd776
    Data Resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Washingtonia robusta
    Coordinates -36.440194,147.023056
    Related records
    Record UUID 6c7cccdc-e54a-46f6-bee2-bb2a78b12c0c
    Data Resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Washingtonia robusta
    Coordinates -36.440194,147.023056
    Record UUID 349f6737-0981-4936-8dc8-116f167df1e8
    Data Resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Washingtonia robusta
    Coordinates -36.440194,147.023056
    Record UUID a0d0d10d-a1b1-4c1d-9fa2-3e42e43554e0
    Data Resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Washingtonia robusta
    Coordinates -36.440194,147.023056

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER Central Victorial Biolinks GER Central Victorial Biolinks
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 North East
    NRM Regions 2017 North East
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North East
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions NSW South Western Slopes
    IBRA 7 Regions NSW South Western Slopes
    IBRA 7 Subregions Inland Slopes
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Local Government Areas 2011 Alpine (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Alpine - East
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 ALPINE SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 22
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1760
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF VIC.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BRIGHT - MOUNT BEAUTY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) WODONGA - ALPINE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) HUME
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) INDI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) WODONGA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ALPINE - TOWONG - INDIGO
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) VICTORIA EXC. MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NORTHERN VICTORIA
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1006.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 367.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 149.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 35.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 162.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 32.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 369.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 15.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 45.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.6 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 14.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 28.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 2.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 7.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.79
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 20.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 7.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 14.116667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 45.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.71
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 375.0 m