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Occurrence record: DNA D0297142

Preserved specimen of Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees | Hymenachne recorded on 2026-02-24
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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 D0297142
Occurrence ID DNA:DNA:DNA D0297142
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Elliott, L.  
Collector L.P. Elliott
Record number 323
Identification qualifier det.
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Establishment means native
Type PhyscialObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as Present
Occurrence remarks Olive hymenachne growing in clump on water with a small amount of Hymenachne acutigluma adjacent to it. Collected to inform an investigation into native and introduced hymenachne populations in northern Australia. Sample collected in silica.
Date identified 2026-02-24

Event

Occurrence date 2026-02-24
End day of year 55
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 55

Taxonomy

Scientific name Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Supplied scientific name "Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees"
Identified to rank species
Common name Hymenachne
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Hymenachne
Species Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Rudge) Nees
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Supplied as: "The Northern Territory"
Locality Murwangi, Arafura Swamp, Arnhem Land.
Latitude -12.46605
Supplied as: "-12.46605"
Longitude 134.963483
Supplied as: "134.96348333333333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Verbatim locality Murwangi, Arafura Swamp, Arnhem Land.
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10.0
Georeference protocol GPS
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Directory of Important Wetlands Arafura Swamp
    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
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 GOYDER RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Ramingining - Milingimbi and Outstations
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Ramingining - Milingimbi Outstations
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Nhulunbuy
    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
    Local Government Areas 2011 East Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated East Arnhem - Bal
    Local Government Areas 2023 East Arnhem
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 EAST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 2120
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2180
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) RAMINGINING - MILINGIMBI AND OUTSTATIONS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) RAMINGINING - MILINGIMBI OUTSTATIONS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NHULUNBUY
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Mulka
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 East Arnhem
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NT
    Postal Areas 2021 0822
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Northern Territory
    Statistical Areas Level 2 East Arnhem
    Statistical Areas Level 3 East 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, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Melaleuca
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Unclassified Forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Unclassified native vegetation
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Melaleuca forests and woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Melaleuca forests and woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 3311.0 frequency
    Species Richness 720.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1305.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 114.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 460.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 74.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 877.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 15.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 16.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 18.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.59 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.65
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1188.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 9.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 1.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 111.940735 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 512.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 270.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 785.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.9625 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 16.599998 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 17.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 23.966667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.808333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 24.616667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 59.08635 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 203.88416
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 34.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.05 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.3 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 59.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.48
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 2.0 m