Occurrence record: MEL 2197443A

Preserved specimen of Cyperus difformis L. | Variable Flat-sedge recorded on 1843-11-15
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Institution code Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Supplied institution code "MEL"
Collection National Herbarium of Victoria
Supplied collection code "MEL"
Catalog number MEL 2197443A
Occurrence ID 247654ec-6374-11e1-bc2b-000c2907ead9
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Identified by Blake, S.T.  
Collector Leichhardt, F.W.L.  
Supplied as "Leichhardt, F.W.L."
Record number s.n.
Reproductive condition flowers
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Previous identifications Cyperus difformis L.
Occurrence remarks [According to Leichhardt's diary, he was on Balfours on the 15/11/1843, T. Darragh, 3/4/2006.].
Identification ID 1187faeb-1abd-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

Event

Event ID 518b547d-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da
Occurrence date 1843-11-15
Supplied as year:1843  month:11  day:15 
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 319

Taxonomy

Higher classification Eukarya | Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Lilianae | Poales | Cyperaceae | Cyperus
Scientific name Cyperus difformis
Identified to rank species
Common name Variable Flat-sedge
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Tracheophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Supplied as "Magnoliopsida"
Order Poales
Family Cyperaceae
Genus Cyperus
Species Cyperus difformis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship L.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Oceania | Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Stanley Creek, Mr Balfours.
Latitude -23.5667
Supplied as: "-23.5667000000"
Longitude 149.2667
Supplied as: "149.2667000000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "epsg:4326"
Verbatim coordinate system degrees decimal minutes
Verbatim locality Stanley Creek, Mr Balfours.
Coordinate precision 0.0166666667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Georeferenced by National Herbarium of Victoria
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 23° 34' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 149° 16' E
Verbatim SRS 1
Location ID a8ea2250-1abc-11e3-90a2-6c626d51f2da

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Fitzroy
    NRM Regions 2017 Fitzroy
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Fitzroy
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Subregions Isaac-Comet Downs
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 FITZROY RIVER (QLD)
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Central Highlands (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Duaringa
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CENTRAL HIGHLANDS REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 85
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2115
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS - EAST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (QLD)
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL QUEENSLAND
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FLYNN
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CENTRAL CAPRICORN
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ROCKHAMPTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) GREGORY
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open woodlands with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Acacia forests and woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Acacia forests and woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 615.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 76.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 69.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 48.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 255.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 255.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 22.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 26.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 16.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.49
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 22.591667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 52.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.3
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.4
    Elevation 115.0 m