Occurrence record: MEL 2576522A

Preserved specimen of Orchidaceae Juss. | Orchids recorded on 2019-01-29

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Dataset

Data partner	Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource	National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Institution code	Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Supplied institution code "MEL"
Collection	National Herbarium of Victoria Supplied collection code "MEL"
Catalog number	MEL 2576522A
Occurrence ID	9aee1119-4359-4a65-9ca2-4fb8147c8ac4
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	Sheet
Collector	Bianchi, A. \| Mwakisoma, A.
Record number	182
Type status	ISOTYPE Supplied as "Isotype of Cynorkis Thouars"
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 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder	Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Institution ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/70fbf720-63a3-4e3c-b844-ee96091880e0
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Collection	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/7777d910-553a-45ac-b0e5-635261c1e992
Associated records	ASSOCIATED
Occurrence remarks	(holotype NHT!; isotype PAV!; isotype MEL 2576522! [this specimen]).
Identification remarks	[Note: databasing of this collection still in progress, waiting on further information from Alastair. MEL number required for publication - H.F. Barnes, 24.12.2025.]
Typified name	Cynorkis Thouars
Identification ID	0cff360a-674f-440d-8dac-c5e7f6a5cd07

Event

Event ID	22d035c1-8547-403b-b5dc-dbad1555b662
Identification remarks	[Note: databasing of this collection still in progress, waiting on further information from Alastair. MEL number required for publication - H.F. Barnes, 24.12.2025.]
Occurrence date	2019-01-29 Supplied as year:2019 month:1 day:29
End day of year	29
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	29

Taxonomy

Higher classification	Eukarya \| Plantae \| Viridaeplantae \| Streptophyta \| Embryophyta \| Tracheophyta \| Spermatophytina \| "Angiospermae" \| Magnoliopsida \| Asparagales \| Orchidaceae
Scientific name	Orchidaceae Supplied scientific name "Cynorkis"
Identified to rank	family Supplied as "genus"
Common name	Orchids
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Charophyta
Class	Equisetopsida Supplied as "Magnoliopsida"
Order	Asparagales
Family	Orchidaceae
Genus	Cynorkis
Name match metric	higherMatch
Scientific name authorship	Juss. Supplied as Thouars
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICN

Geospatial

Country	Tanzania, United Republic of Supplied as "Tanzania"
State or Territory	Iringa Region
Locality	Mhanga Valley, Udzungwa Mountains.
Habitat	Supplied as "Stillicidious cliffs in deep shade."
Latitude	-8.2033 Supplied as: "-8.2033000000"
Longitude	36.05416 Supplied as: "36.0541600000"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "epsg:4326"
Verbatim locality	Mhanga Valley, Udzungwa Mountains.
Min elevation	1420.0
Max elevation	1420.0
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	1000.0
Terrestrial	true
Elevation	1420 m a.s.l
Verbatim latitude	8.20330° S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Continent	Africa
Marine	false
Country Code	TZ
Verbatim longitude	36.05416° E
Verbatim SRS	epsg:4326
Location ID	9424f5b3-5186-4bd8-88c5-7c8df8dce300

Additional properties

material entity id	9aee1119-4359-4a65-9ca2-4fb8147c8ac4

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Warning
Taxon match higher rank	Warning
Show/Hide 98 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
Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid	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
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
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_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
Type status invalid	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 19 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)
Identified date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
References uri 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	0cf414b4-3bed-4150-a0f8-019492d7c31b
Data Resource	Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Glomera neobritannica Ormerod
Coordinates	-5.066667,151.8
Related records
Record UUID	d051bd33-ba7c-4654-bb82-145db1afb7a0
Data Resource	National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Bonatea speciosa
Coordinates	-32.533333,26.683333
Record UUID	bc37c190-9319-4cbb-9c97-d1c0bd154b76
Data Resource	Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Mediocalcar stevenscoodei
Coordinates	-8.0,146.916667
Record UUID	7eff985f-08d8-4799-aa62-804342332af2
Data Resource	National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Cynorkis
Coordinates	-8.2033,36.05416
Record UUID	80326c30-efb3-4b0f-a01d-2429270c8183
Data Resource	Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Glomera mayuensis Ormerod
Coordinates	-9.75,149.066667
Record UUID	9d708fbb-5519-4dab-9847-318e0c23dc96
Data Resource	National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Glossorhyncha macdonaldii
Coordinates	-20.2,169.816667
Record UUID	24af3d6e-4935-4eeb-ab1c-8ec23c59fb3e
Data Resource	NSW AVH feed
Raw Scientific Name	Collabium carinatum de Vogel
Record UUID	3ce797d4-a226-47cf-8a6a-8060bcb3a417
Data Resource	Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Glossorhyncha kerewensis P.Royen
Record UUID	d4fba022-8bd4-4853-8e73-e06a8f13ded7
Data Resource	NSW AVH feed
Raw Scientific Name	Calymmanthera tenuis Schltr.
Record UUID	6123606a-7554-4a45-8e6c-2d719291f2b1
Data Resource	NSW AVH feed
Raw Scientific Name	Adenoncos nasonioides Schltr.
Record UUID	239f6340-243c-4f9d-bde6-829b3eebdf2c
Data Resource	Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Raw Scientific Name	Glossorhyncha noroma P.Royen

Additional political boundaries information

Political
World Country Boundaries	Tanzania

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	0.0 frequency
Species Richness	0.0 frequency
Climate
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	1372.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	41.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	8.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	32.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	89.82967 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	279.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	276.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	727.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	19.758333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	13.2 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	12.8 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	17.566668 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	8.466667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	18.016666 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	64.14142 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	154.00462
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	26.0 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	21.266666 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	20.566668 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	63.0 %

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Cynorkis	Orchidaceae
	Match type		higherMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795631
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51794773
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51794773
	Order	Asparagales	Asparagales
	Taxon rank id		5000
	Genus	Cynorkis
	Left		554400
	Higher classification	Eukarya \| Plantae \| Viridaeplantae \| Streptophyta \| Embryophyta \| Tracheophyta \| Spermatophytina \| "Angiospermae" \| Magnoliopsida \| Asparagales \| Orchidaceae
	Scientific name authorship	Thouars	Juss.
	Taxon rank	genus	family
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Orchids
	Nomenclatural code	ICN
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51794774
	Right		559952
	Kingdom	Plantae	Plantae
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795630
	Phylum		Charophyta
	Class	Magnoliopsida	Equisetopsida
	Family	Orchidaceae	Orchidaceae
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795632
Event	Event ID	22d035c1-8547-403b-b5dc-dbad1555b662
	Year	2019	2019
	End day of year		29
	Month	1	1
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year	29	29
	Day	29	29
	Event date	2019-01-29	2019-01-29
Identification	Type status	Isotype of Cynorkis Thouars	[ISOTYPE]
	Identification remarks	[Note: databasing of this collection still in progress, waiting on further information from Alastair. MEL number required for publication - H.F. Barnes, 24.12.2025.]
	Typified name		Cynorkis Thouars
	Identification ID	0cff360a-674f-440d-8dac-c5e7f6a5cd07
Occurrence	Associated occurrences		0cf414b4-3bed-4150-a0f8-019492d7c31b
	Rights holder		Royal Botanic Gardens Board
	Institution ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/70fbf720-63a3-4e3c-b844-ee96091880e0
	Duplication status		D
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	MEL 2576522A
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2026-01-06 15:03:10	2026-01-06T15:03:10
	Record number	182
	Collection code	MEL
	Occurrence ID	9aee1119-4359-4a65-9ca2-4fb8147c8ac4
	Collection ID	https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/7777d910-553a-45ac-b0e5-635261c1e992
	Preparations	Sheet
	Duplicate status		ASSOCIATED
	Institution code	MEL
	Recorded by	Bianchi, A. \| Mwakisoma, A.
	Occurrence remarks	(holotype NHT!; isotype PAV!; isotype MEL 2576522! [this specimen]).
Attribution	Data resource		National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
	Collection		National Herbarium of Victoria
	License	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data provider uid		dp36
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr376	dr376
	Institution ID		in21
	Data partner		Australia's Virtual Herbarium
	Institution		Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
	Data hub uid	[dh2, dh9]
	Collection ID		co55
Location	Country	Tanzania	Tanzania, United Republic of
	Habitat	Stillicidious cliffs in deep shade.
	Decimal latitude	-8.2033000000	-8.2033
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Verbatim elevation	1420 m a.s.l
	Locality	Mhanga Valley, Udzungwa Mountains.	Mhanga Valley, Udzungwa Mountains.
	Minimum elevation in meters	1420.0	1420.0
	Decimal longitude	36.0541600000	36.05416
	State province	Iringa Region	Iringa Region
	Verbatim locality	Mhanga Valley, Udzungwa Mountains.
	Maximum elevation in meters	1420.0	1420.0
	Verbatim latitude	8.20330° S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Continent	Africa
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	1000.0	1000.0
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	TZ	TZ
	Verbatim longitude	36.05416° E
	Verbatim SRS	epsg:4326
	Geodetic datum	epsg:4326	EPSG:4326
	Location ID	9424f5b3-5186-4bd8-88c5-7c8df8dce300

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium