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Occurrence record: DNA A0021208

Preserved specimen of Monachather paradoxus Steud. | Bandicoot Grass recorded on 1956-01-28
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Northern Territory Herbarium (DNA) AVH data
Institution code Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Supplied institution code "DNA"
Collection Northern Territory Herbarium (Darwin)
Supplied collection code "DNA"
Catalog number DNA A0021208
Occurrence ID DNA:DNA:DNA A0021208
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Collector R.A. Perry
Record number 5596
Reproductive condition fruit
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhyscialObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as Present
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Occurrence remarks With Acacia aneura on red sandy flat; tufted grass 18in. high

Event

Occurrence date 1956-01-28
End day of year 28
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 28

Taxonomy

Scientific name Monachather paradoxus
Supplied scientific name "Monachather paradoxus Steud."
Identified to rank species
Common name Bandicoot Grass
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Monachather
Species Monachather paradoxus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Steud.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Locality 2m s emu, s.a
Latitude -28.6139311
Supplied as: "-28.6152692923127"
Longitude 132.1857106
Supplied as: "132.184666900881"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "AGD66"
Verbatim locality 2m s emu, s.a
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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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 2acd783a-702b-4323-9902-6cfd0e3cab4e
    Data Resource Northern Territory Herbarium (DNA) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Monachather paradoxus Steud.
    Coordinates -28.6139311,132.1857106
    Related records
    Record UUID 17a336dc-2d8d-4b2b-865e-479d6cd8527d
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Monachather paradoxus
    Coordinates -28.6167,132.1833

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Great Victoria Desert
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Maralinga
    NRM Regions 2010 Alinytjara Wilurara
    NRM Regions 2017 Alinytjara Wilurara
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Alinytjara Wilurara
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Alinytjara Wilurara
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Great Victoria Desert
    IBRA 7 Regions Great Victoria Desert
    IBRA 7 Subregions Maralinga
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South Western Plateau
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Western Plateau
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 GAIRDNER
    Indigenous
    2025 Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Maralinga Tjarutja Lands
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Ceduna - West Coast
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Maralinga Tjarutja
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Port Lincoln - Ceduna
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Greater South Australia
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Grey
    Electorates March 2025 Grey
    Local Government Areas 2011 Maralinga Tjarutja (AC)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Maralinga Tjarutja
    Local Government Areas 2023 Maralinga Tjarutja
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 MARALINGA TJARUTJA
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 194
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 697
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF SA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EYRE PENINSULA AND SOUTH WEST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CEDUNA - WEST COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MARALINGA TJARUTJA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) PORT LINCOLN - CEDUNA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GILES
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Flinders
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Western
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of SA
    Postal Areas 2021 5690
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 South Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Western
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Eyre Peninsula and South West
    Statistical Areas Level 4 South Australia - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Flinders Ranges and Outback
    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 Acacia Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mulga (Acacia aneura) open woodlands and sparse shrublands +/- tussock grass
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 508.0 frequency
    Species Richness 210.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 191.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 32.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 31.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 34.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 69.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 69.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 29.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 20.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 31.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 13.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.89
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 212.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 44.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 13.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 44.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 19.56152 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 64.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 27.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 65.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 20.425 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 31.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 5.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 13.05 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 15.366667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.05 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 49.569893 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 574.57294
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 36.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 27.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 26.716667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.07
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.1
    Elevation 265.0 m