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Occurrence record: DNA D0023939

Preserved specimen of Dianella longifolia var. longifolia | Dianella recorded on 1981-10-17
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Dataset

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 D0023939
Occurrence ID DNA:DNA:DNA D0023939
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Thomson, B.  
Collector Bruce G. Thomson
Record number 124
Identification qualifier det.
Reproductive condition buds,flower
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Establishment means native
Type PhyscialObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as Present
Occurrence remarks Erect plant to 1m tall with light mauve/blue flowers. Recently burnt woodland area. Sandy soil
Date identified 1986-05-29

Event

Occurrence date 1981-10-17
End day of year 290
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 290

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dianella longifolia var. longifolia
Supplied scientific name "Dianella longifolia R.Br. var. longifolia"
Identified to rank variety
Supplied as "var."
Common name Dianella
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Hemerocallidaceae
Genus Dianella
Species Dianella longifolia
Name match metric exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet longifolia
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Supplied as: "The Northern Territory"
Locality 2 km Sth Muralidbar Ck;Maningrida Rd.
Habitat
Supplied as "Disturbed Natural"
Latitude -12.2638942
Supplied as: "-12.2652542224959"
Longitude 134.0521242
Supplied as: "134.051176883622"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "AGD66"
Verbatim locality 2 km Sth Muralidbar Ck;Maningrida Rd.
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Djelk
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Djelk
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Djelk
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Arnhem Coast
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Maningrida
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions Arnhem Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Maningrida
    Fire
    National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset 2019-2020 - v20200324 National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent 2019-2020
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 LIVERPOOL RIVER
    Indigenous
    2025 Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Djelk
    Indigenous Areas 2021 North-West Arnhem
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands
    Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) - Dedicated Djelk
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Jabiru - Tiwi
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Northern Territory
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Lingiari
    Electorates March 2025 Lingiari
    Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Djelk
    Local Government Areas 2011 West Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated West Arnhem
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WEST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 1746
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1963
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) WEST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) DALY - TIWI - WEST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) NORTH-WEST ARNHEM
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) COBOURG PENINSULA - DEMED HOMELANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) JABIRU - TIWI
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARAFURA
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Arafura
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 West Arnhem
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NT
    Local Government Areas 2023 West Arnhem
    Postal Areas 2021 0822
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Northern Territory
    Statistical Areas Level 2 West Arnhem
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Northern Territory - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Litchfield Kakadu Arnhem
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1010.0 frequency
    Species Richness 368.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1283.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 113.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 407.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 72.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 854.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 13.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 16.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 17.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.6 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.64
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.4 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1262.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 0.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 112.860466 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 294.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 287.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 821.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.3875 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 17.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 18.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 24.516666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.291667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 24.516666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 59.83527 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 195.75175
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 35.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.416668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.433334 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 60.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.48
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 13.0 m