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Occurrence record: SP124680/B

Preserved specimen of Iris unguicularis Poir. | Winter Flowers Iris recorded on 2025-08-02

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Dataset

Data resource	WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Institution code	Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Supplied institution code "NMNZ"
Collection	Herbarium of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Supplied collection code "WELT"
Catalog number	SP124680/B
Occurrence ID	tepapa:collection/object/2468545
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by	Lara Shepherd
Collector	Lara Shepherd \| Wellington Botanical Society
Record number	LRP 12394
Associated Occurrence Status	Asserted duplicates
Associated occurrences	The occurrence is associated with a representative record. For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int) Supplied as Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0)
Rights holder	Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Institution ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/2749cf1e-60d9-4b03-9c71-3763632b8f78
Language	en
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Field notes	Spreading patch of 1.5 x 0.5 m. Not seen elsewhere in vicinity.
Identified by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0017
recorded by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0017 \| https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57385972 Supplied as https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0017 \| https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57385972
Owner institution code	NMNZ
Collection	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/6b5044bb-5fff-49ef-89c1-f52ae9e81550
Associated records	ASSOCIATED
Dataset / Survey name	[WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]
Dataset	[tepapa:collection/dataset/plants]
Access rights	https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/api-terms-of-use
Date identified	2025-08-02
Identification ID	tepapa:collection/identification/2468545/91659

Event

Dataset / Survey name	WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Event ID	tepapa:collection/fieldcollection/357022
Occurrence date	2025-08-02
Verbatim event date	02 Aug 2025
End day of year	214
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	214

Taxonomy

Higher classification	Plantae \| Embryophyta \| Angiosperms \| Asparagales \| Iridaceae \| Iris \| unguicularis
Scientific name	Iris unguicularis Supplied scientific name "Iris unguicularis Poir."
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Winter Flowers Iris
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Charophyta
Class	Equisetopsida
Order	Asparagales
Family	Iridaceae
Genus	Iris
Species	Iris unguicularis
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	Poir.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICBN

Geospatial

Country	New Zealand
State or Territory	North Island, Southern North Island
Locality	Wellington, northern Miramar Peninsula, Maupuia, Centennial Reserve, near Main Road.
Habitat	Supplied as "Under pine trees near top of ridge. With Plantago lanceolata, Dactylis glomeratus, Allium triquetum, and Oxalis."
Latitude	-41.2977 Supplied as: "-41.2977"
Longitude	174.8263 Supplied as: "174.8263"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "WGS1984"
Min elevation	140
Field notes	Spreading patch of 1.5 x 0.5 m. Not seen elsewhere in vicinity.
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Terrestrial	true
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Continent	Oceania
Marine	false
Country Code	NZ

Additional properties

verbatim identification	Iris unguicularis Poir.

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Warning
Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid	Warning
Show/Hide 100 passed properties
Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
Collection not matched	Passed
Continent country mismatch	Passed
Continent derived from coordinates	Passed
CONTINENT_DERIVED_FROM_COUNTRY	Passed
Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
Coordinate invalid	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Passed
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Passed
Coordinate reprojection suspicious	Passed
Coordinate rounded	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied country	Passed
Country inferred from coordinates	Passed
Country invalid	Passed
Country mismatch	Passed
Different owner institution	Passed
Min and max altitude reversed	Passed
Altitude value non-numeric	Passed
Altitude value supplied in feet	Passed
Elevation unlikely	Passed
First of the century	Passed
First of the month	Passed
First of the year	Passed
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	Passed
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Passed
Georeferenced after occurrence date	Passed
Identified date invalid	Passed
Identified date unlikely	Passed
Identification date before occurrence date	Passed
Institution and Collection mismatch	Passed
Institution match fuzzy	Passed
Institution not matched	Passed
Interpretation error	Passed
Invalid scientific name	Passed
Location not supplied	Passed
Missing collection date	Passed
Missing geodetic datum	Passed
Missing taxon rank	Passed
Modified date invalid	Passed
Modified date unlikely	Passed
Multimedia date invalid	Passed
Multimedia uri invalid	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from basis of record	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
Occurrence status unparsable	Passed
Latitude is negated	Passed
Longitude is negated	Passed
Presumed swapped coordinate	Passed
Recorded date invalid	Passed
Recorded date mismatch	Passed
Recorded date unlikely	Passed
References uri invalid	Passed
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_AND_ID_INCONSISTENT	Passed
Sensitivity report invalid	Passed
Sensitivity report not loadable	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Taxon affinity species	Passed
TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
Taxon confer species	Passed
Taxon default match	Passed
Taxon error	Passed
Taxon excluded	Passed
Taxon excluded associated	Passed
Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
Taxon match aggregate	Passed
Taxon match fuzzy	Passed
Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
Taxon match none	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
Taxon misapplied matched	Passed
Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
Uncertainty not specified	Passed
Supplied country not recognised	Passed
Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
Duplicate record	Passed
Show/Hide 5 missing properties
Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
Show/Hide 17 tests that have not been run
Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count conflicts with occurrence status	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)

Inferred associated occurrence details

This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality/wiki/INFERRED_DUPLICATE_RECORD

Representative Record
Record UUID	1276d976-27da-469d-a62d-0a508b2703bb
Data Resource	WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Raw Scientific Name	Iris unguicularis Poir.
Coordinates	-41.2977,174.8263
Related records
Record UUID	5da3b071-fa01-4729-81b6-530a9243b3cb
Data Resource	WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Raw Scientific Name	Iris unguicularis Poir.
Coordinates	-41.2977,174.8263

Additional political boundaries information

Biodiversity
NZ Ecological Districts 1987	Wellington
Political
NZ Land Provinces	Wellington Region
NZ Land Registration Districts	Wellington
World Country Boundaries	New Zealand

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	1650.0 frequency
Species Richness	881.0 frequency
Climate
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	1104.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	357.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	50.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	188.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	27.635569 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	188.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	142.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	368.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	12.654166 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	14.9 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	5.5 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	8.9 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	6.375 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	16.4 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	42.785236 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	304.44778
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	20.4 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	16.4 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	9.633333 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	46.0 %

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Iris unguicularis Poir.	Iris unguicularis
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744351
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51438006
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2914642
	Order		Asparagales
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2914642
	Genus	Iris	Iris
	Left		560162
	Higher classification	Plantae \| Embryophyta \| Angiosperms \| Asparagales \| Iridaceae \| Iris \| unguicularis
	Scientific name authorship	Poir.	Poir.
	Taxon rank	Species	species
	Genus id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51438020
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Winter Flowers Iris
	Nomenclatural code	ICBN
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51737652
	Right		560162
	Kingdom		Plantae
	Specific epithet	unguicularis
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744350
	Phylum		Charophyta
	Class		Equisetopsida
	Species		Iris unguicularis
	Family	Iridaceae	Iridaceae
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744352
Event	Event ID	tepapa:collection/fieldcollection/357022
	Verbatim event date	02 Aug 2025
	Year		2025
	End day of year		214
	Dataset / Survey name	[WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]
	Month		8
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		214
	Day		2
	Event date	2025-08-02	2025-08-02
Identification	Date identified	2025-08-02	2025-08-02
	Identified by	[Lara Shepherd]
	Identification ID	tepapa:collection/identification/2468545/91659
Occurrence	Associated occurrences		1276d976-27da-469d-a62d-0a508b2703bb
	Rights holder		Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
	Institution ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/2749cf1e-60d9-4b03-9c71-3763632b8f78
	Duplication status		D
	Language	en
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	SP124680/B
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Field notes	Spreading patch of 1.5 x 0.5 m. Not seen elsewhere in vicinity.
	Identified by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0017	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0017
	Modified	2025-09-30T00:04:30Z	2025-09-30T00:04:30Z
	Recorded by ID	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0017 \| https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57385972	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7136-0017\|https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57385972
	Record number	LRP 12394
	Collection code	WELT
	Occurrence ID	tepapa:collection/object/2468545
	Owner institution code	NMNZ
	Collection ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/6b5044bb-5fff-49ef-89c1-f52ae9e81550
	Duplicate status		ASSOCIATED
	Institution code	NMNZ
	Dataset / Survey name	[WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]
	Recorded by	Lara Shepherd \| Wellington Botanical Society
	Dataset ID	[tepapa:collection/dataset/plants]
	Access rights	https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/api-terms-of-use
Attribution	Data resource		WELT Herbarium at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
	Collection		Herbarium of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
	License	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0)	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data Resource ID	dr26642	dr26642
	Institution ID		in82
	Institution		Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
	Data hub uid	[dh9]
	Collection ID		co216
Location	Country	New Zealand	New Zealand
	Habitat	Under pine trees near top of ridge. With Plantago lanceolata, Dactylis glomeratus, Allium triquetum, and Oxalis.
	Decimal latitude	-41.2977	-41.2977
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Locality	Wellington, northern Miramar Peninsula, Maupuia, Centennial Reserve, near Main Road.	Wellington, northern Miramar Peninsula, Maupuia, Centennial Reserve, near Main Road.
	Minimum elevation in meters	140	140.0
	Decimal longitude	174.8263	174.8263
	State province	North Island, Southern North Island	North Island, Southern North Island
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Continent	Oceania
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	NZ	NZ
	Geodetic datum	WGS1984	EPSG:4326

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium