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Occurrence record: BRI AQ1048775

Preserved specimen of Dendrobium discolor Lindl. | Golden Orchid recorded on 2023-08-16
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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 AQ1048775
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:1048775
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet|Spirit
Collector Halford, J.J.;Hede, D.G.;Moss, S.;QPWS Rangers
Record number JJH1614
Reproductive condition Flowers and buds
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 Robust, clumping, epiphytic herb.
Date identified 2023-08-01

Event

Occurrence date 2023-08-16
End day of year 228
Event remarks At this location, most commonly seen on large emergent Melaleuca fluviatilis trees.
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 228

Taxonomy

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

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Habitat
Supplied as "Closed riparian forest dominated by Dissiliaria indistincta, with emergents of Melaleuca fluviatilis and Casuarina cunninghamiana along the creek."
Latitude -20.2
Supplied as: "-20.2"
Longitude 148.6
Supplied as: "148.6"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Min elevation 38.0000000000
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 North Kennedy
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Great Barrier Reef Coast
    CAPAD 2018 Marine Great Barrier Reef Coast
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Great Barrier Reef Coast
    CAPAD 2022 - Marine (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Great Barrier Reef Coast
    Directory of Important Wetlands Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
    IMCRA v4.0 Meso-Scale Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Lucinda-Mackay Coast
    IMCRA v4.0 Provincial Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Northeast Shelf Province
    NRM Regions 2010 Mackay Whitsunday
    NRM Regions 2017 Mackay Whitsunday
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Mackay Whitsunday
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Mackay Whitsunday
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northeast Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Lucinda-Mackay Coast
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 PROSERPINE RIVER
    Indigenous
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Electorates March 2025 Dawson
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Whitsunday
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WHITSUNDAY REGIONAL
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) WHITSUNDAY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Rainforest
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 3965.0 frequency
    Species Richness 775.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1322.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 99.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 78.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 81.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 667.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 76.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 718.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 19.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 17.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 14.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 19.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 20.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.47 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.06
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 31.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1219.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 65.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 16.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 59.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 90.30949 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 676.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 246.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 686.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.3125 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 15.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 15.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 19.166666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 6.6083336 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 19.783333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 44.055557 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 304.7661
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 30.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 26.633333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 26.5 °C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.67
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 31.0 m