Occurrence record: BRI AQ0680378

Preserved specimen of Agave sisalana Perrine | Sisal Hemp recorded on 1997-04-28
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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 AQ0680378
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0680378
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Ref sheet|Sheet
Collector Waterhouse, B.M.  
Supplied as "Waterhouse, B.M."
Record number BMW4288
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Occurrence remarks Robust succulent herb with fleshy, pungent-pointed leaves, growing in a 'rosette'. Inflorescence 2-3m tall, branched. Flowers not collected.

Event

Occurrence date 1997-04-28
Event remarks Apparently naturalised and spreading on island.
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Lilianae | Asparagales | Agavaceae | Agave
Scientific name Agave sisalana
Identified to rank species
Common name Sisal Hemp
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Asparagaceae
Supplied as "Agavaceae"
Genus Agave
Species Agave sisalana
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Perrine
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia, Queensland, Cook
Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Yorke Island.
Habitat
Supplied as "A coral cay. This specimen from village area."
Latitude -9.751667
Supplied as: "-9.7516666670"
Longitude 143.415
Supplied as: "143.4150000000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Georeference protocol GPS
County Cook
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Torres Strait
    NRM Regions 2017 Torres Strait
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Torres Strait
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 7 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Subregions Cape York-Torres Strait
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 JACKY JACKY CREEK
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Yorke Island (Masig)/Telstra ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Yorke
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TORRES STRAIT ISLAND REGIONAL
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Masig People and Damuth People
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 887
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 946
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS
    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) KULKALGAL - CENTRAL ISLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) YORKE ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TORRES STRAIT
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Casuarina Forests and Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Casuarina and Allocasuarina forests and woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.75 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 70.0 %