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Occurrence record: BRI AQ1049574

Preserved specimen of Indigofera australis subsp. australis | Austral Indigo recorded on 2023-12-03
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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 AQ1049574
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:1049574
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet|Silica gel sample
Collector Kemp, J.E.;Jensen, R.
Record number JEK20474
Reproductive condition Flowers and fruit
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated taxa Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera, Allocasuarina torulosa, Corymbia intermedia, Banksia aquilonia, Maesa dependens var. pubescens, Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum, Alphitonia petriei, Polyscias australiana, Themeda triandra, Gahnia aspera, Trema tomentosa var. aspera, Axonopus compressus ,Imperata cylindrica, Dianella caerulea, Ottochloa nodosa, Smilax australis, Psychotria loniceroides, Hibbertia scandens, Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa, Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides, Desmodium rhytidophyllum, Polygala paniculata, Cissus hypoglauca, Centella asiatica, Dichondra repens.
Occurrence remarks Shrub approx. 1.5m tall, fruit pendulous.
Date identified 2025-01-15

Event

Occurrence date 2023-12-03
End day of year 337
Event remarks Rare at site, area heavily grazed by cattle.
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 337

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Rosanae | Fabales | Leguminosae | Papilionoideae | Indigofera | australis
Scientific name Indigofera australis subsp. australis
Identified to rank subspecies
Common name Austral Indigo
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Supplied as "Leguminosae"
Genus Indigofera
Species Indigofera australis
Associated taxa Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera, Allocasuarina torulosa, Corymbia intermedia, Banksia aquilonia, Maesa dependens var. pubescens, Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum, Alphitonia petriei, Polyscias australiana, Themeda triandra, Gahnia aspera, Trema tomentosa var. aspera, Axonopus compressus ,Imperata cylindrica, Dianella caerulea, Ottochloa nodosa, Smilax australis, Psychotria loniceroides, Hibbertia scandens, Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa, Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides, Desmodium rhytidophyllum, Polygala paniculata, Cissus hypoglauca, Centella asiatica, Dichondra repens.
Name match metric exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet australis
Subspecies Indigofera australis subsp. australis
Scientific name authorship Willd.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Mount Windsor Tableland, roughly 600m West of the northern ranger hut, on road edge.
Habitat
Supplied as "Open forest of Eucalyptus resinifera and Eucalyptus grandis on granite plateau."
Latitude -16.197626
Supplied as: "-16.1976260000"
Longitude 144.979585
Supplied as: "144.9795850000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Min elevation 1150.0000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Georeference protocol GPS
County Cook
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Mount Windsor
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Mount Windsor
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Mount Windsor
    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) Wet Tropics
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Daintree-Bloomfield
    NRM Regions 2010 Cooperative Management Area
    NRM Regions 2017 Co-operative Management Area
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Co-operative Management Area
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Co-operative Management Area
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Regions Wet Tropics
    IBRA 7 Subregions Daintree-Bloomfield
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MITCHELL-COLEMAN RIVERS (QLD)
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Cape York
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Western Yalanji Small Scale Miners ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Cape York Wilderness
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Cape York
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Cape York 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 Leichhardt
    Electorates March 2025 Leichhardt
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Western Yalanji Small Scale Miners ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cook (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cook
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 COOK SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 59
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 590
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEICHHARDT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CAPE YORK WILDERNESS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Cook
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Cape York
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Cook
    Postal Areas 2021 4871
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Cape York
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Far North
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Queensland - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Tropical North Queensland
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Tall Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Tall Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Tall Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus tall open forests and open forests with ferns, herbs, sedges, rushes or wet tussock grasses
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Rainforests and vine thickets
    Vegetation types - present Rainforest and vine thickets

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 115.0 frequency
    Species Richness 55.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1973.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 157.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 113.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 86.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 805.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 112.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1136.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 17.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 19.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 16.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 11.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 16.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.87
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1105.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 48.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 7.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 30.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 122.06626 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 740.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 334.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 789.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 15.599999 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 10.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 15.233334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 8.583334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 15.866667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 55.02137 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 260.95105
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 21.616667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 21.316666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 60.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.81
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 1216.0 m