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Occurrence record: CANB 954516.2

Preserved specimen of Dendrobium discolor Lindl. | Golden Orchid recorded on 1998-09-15
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Institution code Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
Supplied institution code "CANB"
Collection Australian National Herbarium
Supplied collection code "CANB"
Catalog number CANB 954516.2
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations alcohol
Collector Mackenzie, A.M.
Record number 44/98
Reproductive condition flowers
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 2 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Language en
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Data generalizations Record is Special Least Concern in Queensland. Generalised to 2km by Qld DEHP.
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Large lithophytic herb with golden brown flowers, cane 2 - 3 metres long. Leaf for DNA - virus analysis.

Event

Occurrence date 1998-09-15
End day of year 258
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 258

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dendrobium discolor
Supplied scientific name "Dendrobium discolor Lindl."
Identified to rank species
Common name Golden Orchid
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
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 "Rocky coastal headland. Granite. Rainforest margin."
Latitude -18.2
Supplied as: "-18.2"
Longitude 146.2
Supplied as: "146.2"
Datum EPSG:4326
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.".
County Kennedy North
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 42612390-e601-4db0-bcba-0c52db945b21
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrobium discolor Lindl.
    Coordinates -18.2,146.2
    Related records
    Record UUID d316654a-f114-4ac7-939d-2eabcafbf48f
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrobium discolor Lindl.
    Coordinates -18.2,146.2
    Record UUID 67eb851c-f19f-42cd-9b32-ca40ca343148
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Dendrobium discolor Lindl.
    Coordinates -18.2,146.2

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Central & North GBR
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Great Barrier Reef
    CAPAD 2018 Marine Great Barrier Reef
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Great Barrier Reef
    CAPAD 2022 - Marine (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Great Barrier Reef
    Directory of Important Wetlands Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
    IMCRA v4.0 Meso-Scale Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Wet Tropic Coast
    IMCRA v4.0 Provincial Bioregions (Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia) Northeast Shelf Province
    NRM Regions 2010 Eyre Peninsula
    NRM Regions 2017 Eyre Peninsula
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Eyre Peninsula
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Eyre Peninsula
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northeast Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Wet Tropic Coast
    Indigenous
    2025 Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Girringun
    Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Girringun
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Greater South Australia
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Electorates March 2025 Grey
    Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Girringun
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 THE DC OF TUMBY BAY
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 523.0 frequency
    Species Richness 218.0 frequency