Occurrence record: CANB 554030.1

Preserved specimen of Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus | Guinea Grass recorded on 2002-02-26
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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 554030.1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Lally, T.R.  
Collector Hosking, J.R.  
Supplied as "Hosking, J.R."
Record number 2198
Reproductive condition leaf
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 3 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
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Tufted grass to 2 m high (over 100 clumps growing over about 20 m x 6 m). Leaf blades green. Base of stems with hairs that break off and become embedded in skin. Spikelets brown.
Date identified 2004-01-22

Event

Occurrence date 2002-02-26
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus
Supplied scientific name "Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs var. maximus"
Identified to rank variety
Common name Guinea Grass
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Megathyrsus
Species Megathyrsus maximus
Name match metric exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet maximus
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Locality Alongside Pacific Highway north of Telegraph Point.
Habitat
Supplied as "Aspect: ~5-20 degree slopes. Substrate: basalt road base. Soil type: brown clay loam. Vegetation: dominant where growing and excluding other species."
Latitude -31.314722
Supplied as: "-31.314722222"
Longitude 152.811389
Supplied as: "152.811388889"
Datum EPSG:4326
Min elevation 30
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Georeferenced by collector
County Central Coast
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 31 18 53 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152 48 41 E

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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 5c512f4f-1524-4741-b67f-ff4fb2f97118
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs var. maximus
    Coordinates -31.314722,152.811389
    Related records
    Record UUID a0480c99-d1a9-4f0a-8680-cc063aa76141
    Data Resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus
    Coordinates -31.3147,152.8114
    Record UUID 303a5ddf-c2b7-4840-8041-0b4ebd53ec1a
    Data Resource NSW AVH feed
    Raw Scientific Name Panicum maximum Jacq. var. maximum
    Coordinates -31.3147,152.8114
    Record UUID 9bb5774d-0abe-4e58-8eeb-9dd3da2af9c8
    Data Resource N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium (NE) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K.Simon & S.W.L.Jacobs var. maximus
    Coordinates -31.314722,152.811389

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 North Coast
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North Coast
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Macleay Hastings
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 HASTINGS RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Port Macquarie-Hastings (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Port Macquarie-Hastings - Pt B
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 PORT MACQUARIE-HASTINGS COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions North Coast
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 26
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3175
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) PORT MACQUARIE REGION
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) PORT MACQUARIE
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MID NORTH COAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) COWPER
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) PORT MACQUARIE - HASTINGS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) HASTINGS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NSW CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) OXLEY
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    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 Other native forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1305.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 187.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 145.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 41.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 441.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 43.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 490.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 29.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 6.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.25
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.0 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.6 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.320833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.85
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 49.0 m