Occurrence record: BRI AQ0598592

Preserved specimen of Citrullus amarus Schrad. | Paddy Melon recorded on 1997-04-05
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ0598592
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0598592
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector Smyth, H.  
Supplied as "Smyth, H."
Record number 34
Reproductive condition Fruit
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Occurrence remarks Prostrate trailing habit; flowers bright yellow; fruits immature, striped pale and dark green.
Date identified 2018-12-01

Event

Occurrence date 1997-04-05
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Rosanae | Cucurbitales | Cucurbitaceae | Citrullus
Scientific name Citrullus amarus
Identified to rank species
Common name Paddy Melon
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Cucurbitales
Family Cucurbitaceae
Genus Citrullus
Species Citrullus amarus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Schrad.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia, South Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Locality Dulkaninna Station C 2K W of Dulkaninna Field Station by track, C 80K N of Marree Birdsville track.
Habitat
Supplied as "Red sand; edge of dune; Zygochloa, Enchylaena, Tribulus dominant. Small plant from flat, heavy soil."
Latitude -28.991015
Supplied as: "-28.9910154239"
Longitude 138.408508
Supplied as: "138.4085084997"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Georeference protocol GPS
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 South Australian Arid Lands
    NRM Regions 2017 South Australian Arid Lands
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South Australian Arid Lands
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Stony Plains
    IBRA 7 Regions Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields
    IBRA 7 Subregions Strzelecki Desert
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Lake Eyre Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 COOPER CREEK-BULLOO RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorporated SA
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Unincorp. Far North
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 PASTORAL UNINCORPORATED AREA
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Dieri
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 73
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 505
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF SA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) OUTBACK - NORTH AND EAST
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) EYRE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) LAKE EYRE - LAKE TORRENS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) PORT AUGUSTA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) STUART
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    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 Chenopod Shrublands, Samphire Shrublands and Forblands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Saltbush and/or Bluebush shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Chenopod shrubs,samphire shrublands and forblands
    Vegetation types - present Chenopod shrublands, samphire shrubs and forblands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 148.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 33.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 25.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 57.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 60.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 61.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 30.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 28.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 21.6 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 33.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.45 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.17
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 38.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 29.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 21.6 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 46.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.05
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.1
    Elevation 21.0 m