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Occurrence record: BRI AQ1025205

Preserved specimen of Sarcochilus falcatus R.Br. | Orange Blossom Orchid recorded on 2021-08-26
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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 AQ1025205
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:1025205
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet|Spirit|Silica gel sample
Collector Mathieson, M.T.;Ferguson, D.J.
Record number MTM3385
Reproductive condition Flowers
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Data generalizations Record is Special Least Concern in Queensland. Generalised to 2km by Qld DEHP.
Occurrence remarks Epiphyte. Monopodial. Flowers to c. 35mm diameter, white with red and yellow markings on the labellum.
Date identified 2021-08-30

Event

Occurrence date 2021-08-26
End day of year 238
Event remarks Uncommon at site.
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 238

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Lilianae | Asparagales | Orchidaceae | Sarcochilus
Scientific name Sarcochilus falcatus
Identified to rank species
Common name Orange Blossom Orchid
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Orchidaceae
Genus Sarcochilus
Species Sarcochilus falcatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Habitat
Supplied as "Semi-evergreen vine thicket."
Latitude -26.2
Supplied as: "-26.2"
Longitude 152.3
Supplied as: "152.3"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Min elevation 620.0000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 2000.0
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Record is Special Least Concern in Queensland. Generalised to 2km by Qld DEHP.".
Georeference protocol GPS
County Wide Bay
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    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) Gympie Block
    NRM Regions 2010 Burnett Mary
    NRM Regions 2017 Burnett Mary
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Burnett Mary
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Burnett Mary
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Gympie Block
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MARY RIVER (QLD)
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Nanango - Kilkivan
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Nanango - Kilkivan
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Toowoomba - Roma
    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 Wide Bay
    Electorates March 2025 Wide Bay
    Local Government Areas 2011 Gympie (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Kilkivan
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 GYMPIE REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 610
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KILKIVAN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GYMPIE - COOLOOLA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WIDE BAY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) WIDE BAY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) NANANGO - KILKIVAN
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) NANANGO - KILKIVAN
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOOWOOMBA - ROMA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) CALLIDE
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Nanango
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Kilkivan
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Gympie
    Postal Areas 2021 4600
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Outer Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Kilkivan
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Gympie - Cooloola
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Wide Bay
    Tourism Regions 2021 Sunshine Coast
    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 1227.0 frequency
    Species Richness 425.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 944.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 133.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 119.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 43.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 374.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 34.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 374.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 23.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.5 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.39
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 29.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 23.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 957.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 128.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 36.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 128.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 45.110928 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 389.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 134.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 389.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.3375 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 21.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 6.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 13.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.741667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 49.961243 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 400.26767
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 28.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 22.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 22.85 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 51.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.64
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.76
    Elevation 415.0 m