Occurrence record: DNA D0181883

Preserved specimen of Commelina ensifolia R.Br. | Scurvy Grass recorded on 1982-02-28
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Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Northern Territory Herbarium (DNA) AVH data
Institution code Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Supplied institution code "DNA"
Collection Northern Territory Herbarium (Darwin)
Supplied collection code "DNA"
Catalog number DNA D0181883
Occurrence ID DNA:DNA:DNA D0181883
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Collector Devitt, J.  
Supplied as "J. Devitt"
Record number 122
Reproductive condition flower
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as Present
Occurrence remarks Herbaceous plant, 25-30cm, few narrow grass- like leaves, with dark blue flowers. Sandy area dominated by alapa trees with some Eremophila and Senna. Vernacular name: Arrultharrultha. Secondary collector: June Bird

Event

Occurrence date 1982-02-28
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Commelina ensifolia
Supplied scientific name "Commelina ensifolia R.Br."
Identified to rank species
Common name Scurvy Grass
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Commelinales
Family Commelinaceae
Genus Commelina
Species Commelina ensifolia
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Supplied as: "The Northern Territory"
Locality Angula outstation
Latitude -22.5833
Supplied as: "-22.5833000006697"
Longitude 134.35
Supplied as: "134.35"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality Angula outstation
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Georeference protocol GPS
Georeferenced by J. Devitt
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Burt Plain
    IBRA 7 Regions Burt Plain
    IBRA 7 Subregions Atartinga
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Lake Eyre Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DIAMANTINA-GEORGINA RIVERS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Local Government Areas 2011 Central Desert (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Sandover
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CENTRAL DESERT REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 437
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 494
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) SANDOVER - PLENTY
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) ALICE SPRINGS
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ATITJERE - AKARNENEHE - ENGAWALA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ATITJERE - AKARNENEHE OUTSTATIONS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) APATULA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NAMATJIRA
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Acacia Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands +/- tussock grass +/- forbs
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Acacia open woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Acacia open woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 323.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 33.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 22.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 74.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 163.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 166.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.5 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 20.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 32.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 15.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.48 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.99
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 22.216667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.1
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.16
    Elevation 576.0 m