Occurrence record: PERTH 4120302

Preserved specimen of Cucumis melo L. | Bush Cucumber recorded on 1995-04-01
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Western Australian Herbarium (PERTH) AVH data
Institution code Western Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Supplied institution code "PERTH"
Collection Western Australian Herbarium
Supplied collection code "PERTH"
Catalog number PERTH 4120302
Occurrence ID 4120302
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by J. Percy-Bower  
Identified date 2023-01-09
Collector Mitchell, A.A.  
Supplied as "Mitchell, A.A."
Record number PRP 231
License CC0
Supplied as CC0 International
Rights holder Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Institution ID https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll/institution/d129a8d1-2339-4a47-aa19-a8e0a078082a
Field Number PRP 231
Language en
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Owner institution code PERTH
Collection https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll/collection/4c63d5f6-b20b-49e5-8006-e2af210eab0e
Dataset / Survey name [PERTH AVH data]
Organism remarks Prostrate scrambling vine with yellow flowers growing up to 0.2 m tall.
Occurrence remarks Basalt tableland with self mulching cracking clay soil.
Access rights https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/help/copyright
Identification verification status verified
Date identified 2023-01-09
Identification remarks Name update only. No annotation on specimen.

Event

Dataset / Survey name PERTH AVH data  
Field Number PRP 231
Identification remarks Name update only. No annotation on specimen.
Occurrence date 1995-04-01
Verbatim event date 1 Apr 1995
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Cucumis melo
Supplied scientific name "Cucumis melo L."
Identified to rank species
Common name Bush Cucumber
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Cucurbitales
Family Cucurbitaceae
Genus Cucumis
Species Cucumis melo
Name match metric exactMatch
Taxon remarks Name update only. No annotation on specimen.
Scientific name authorship L.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICBN
Taxonomic status accepted

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality Ca 100 km S of Dampier on Hamersley Iron Railway line road
Habitat
Supplied as "Basalt tableland with self mulching cracking clay soil. Herbfield with sparse grassland."
Latitude -21.405556
Supplied as: "-21.40555556"
Longitude 117.153889
Supplied as: "117.15388889"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Verbatim locality Ca 100 km S of Dampier on Hamersley Iron Railway line road
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to unknown
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

verbatim identification Cucumis melo L.

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Millstream Chichester
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Millstream Chichester
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Regions Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Subregions Chichester
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Pilbara-Gascoyne
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 PORT HEDLAND COAST
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Pilbara
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Ashburton (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Ashburton
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF ASHBURTON
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Ngarluma/Yindjibarndi
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 179
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1082
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ASHBURTON (WA)
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) WEST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) EXMOUTH - ASHBURTON
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) EXMOUTH - ASHBURTON - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH HEDLAND
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MINING AND PASTORAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Tussock Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other tussock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Tussock grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Tussock grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 382.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 105.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 229.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 30.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 243.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 22.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 27.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 11.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 19.2 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.5 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.63
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 38.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 31.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 31.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 25.841667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 52.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.12
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.25
    Elevation 325.0 m