Occurrence record: BRI AQ1047414

Preserved specimen of Melichrus urceolatus R.Br. | Honey Gorse recorded on 2023-06-15
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ1047414
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:1047414
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector Ngugi, L.B.;Turpin, G.P.
Record number LBN559
Reproductive condition Flowers
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Establishment means native
Supplied as Native
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated taxa Xanthorrhoea sp.
Occurrence remarks Shrub of about 60cm tall. Leaves lanceolate of about 1.5cm long with acute sharp apex. Flowers in axis, white.
Date identified 2023-12-20

Event

Occurrence date 2023-06-15
End day of year 166
Event remarks Common at site.
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 166

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Asteranae | Ericales | Ericaceae | Melichrus
Scientific name Melichrus urceolatus
Identified to rank species
Common name Honey Gorse
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae
Genus Melichrus
Species Melichrus urceolatus
Associated taxa Xanthorrhoea sp.
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Mid hike towards the summit of Glen Rock, mountain behind Esk.
Habitat
Supplied as "Open shrubland with Eucalyptus exserta on rocky soil."
Latitude -27.2355
Supplied as: "-27.2355000000"
Longitude 152.42664
Supplied as: "152.4266400000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Min elevation 184.0000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Georeference protocol GPS
County Moreton
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics
    NRM Regions 2010 South East Queensland
    NRM Regions 2017 South East Queensland
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 South East Queensland
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South East Queensland
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Brisbane-Barambah Volcanics
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BRISBANE RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Esk - Kilcoy
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Esk - Kilcoy
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Brisbane
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Southern and Western Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Blair
    Electorates March 2025 Blair
    Local Government Areas 2011 Somerset (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Esk
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SOMERSET REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 5
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 903
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER BRISBANE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ESK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) IPSWICH HINTERLAND
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) IPSWICH
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BLAIR
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ESK - KILCOY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ESK - KILCOY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) BRISBANE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NANANGO
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Nanango
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Esk
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Brisbane
    Local Government Areas 2023 Somerset
    Postal Areas 2021 4312
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Inner Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Esk
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Ipswich Hinterland
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Ipswich
    Tourism Regions 2021 Brisbane
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    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 Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 3516.0 frequency
    Species Richness 687.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 838.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 110.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 95.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 44.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 329.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 32.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 329.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 19.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 24.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.42
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 24.4 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 24.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 913.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 114.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 29.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 112.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 45.90126 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 376.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 130.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 376.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 19.4375 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 23.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 6.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 13.733334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 11.675 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 14.700001 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 50.323277 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 424.4736
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 30.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 24.216667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 24.216667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 52.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.51
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.63
    Elevation 191.0 m