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Occurrence record: MEL 2522222A

Preserved specimen of Urochloa mosambicensis (Hack.) Dandy | Sabi Grass recorded on 1990-09-29
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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 2522222A
Occurrence ID 2a4b3670-8cdf-4555-b08d-3194030fab44
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Identified by ["Brown, A.J."]
Identified date 1990-09-29
Collector ["Brown, A.J."]
Supplied as "Brown, A.J."
Record number 755
Reproductive condition flowers
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder Royal Botanic Gardens Board
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Identified by ID http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33665234
recorded by ID http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33665234|http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33665234
Date identified 1990-09-29
Identification ID a583c1d5-5cc3-4bb8-ab39-215562e42aed

Event

Occurrence date 1990-09-29
Supplied as year:1990  month:9  day:29 
Event ID 5bebf88c-c175-4a59-be74-203fe7615e4e
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 272

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Lilianae | Poales | Poaceae | Urochloa
Scientific name Urochloa mosambicensis
Identified to rank species
Common name Sabi Grass
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Urochloa
Species Urochloa mosambicensis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Hack.) Dandy
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Oceania | Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Mareeba.
Habitat
Supplied as "Nature strip in town."
Latitude -16.993
Supplied as: "-16.9930000000"
Longitude 145.422
Supplied as: "145.4220000000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "epsg:4326"
Verbatim locality Mareeba.
Min elevation 400.0
Max elevation 400.0
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1000.0
Georeference protocol Google Earth
Georeferenced by Brown, A.J.
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 16.993° S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent OCEANIA
Supplied as Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145.422° E
Verbatim SRS epsg:4326
Location ID 4308004f-6b8f-475b-b808-3f29586d41a9

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Tropical Savanna Australian Tropical Savanna
    Fallow practice - dominant (area) Fallow greater than 9 months
    Fallow practice - dominant (number) Fallow greater than 9 months
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    GER Standard Boundary GER Standard Boundary
    Global 200 priority ecoregions - Freshwater Eastern Australia Rivers & Streams
    Global 200 priority ecoregions - Marine Great Barrier Reef
    Global 200 priority ecoregions - Terrestrial Northern Australia and Trans-Fly Savannas
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    Irrigation practice - dominant 6. Local knowledge
    Land use Grazing of native pastures
    NRM Regions 2010 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2014 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2015 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2017 Wet Tropics
    NRM Regions 2017 (Qld 2019) Wet Tropics
    Stubble practice - dominant (area) Stubble mulched
    Stubble practice - dominant (number) Stubble mulched
    Tillage practice - dominant (area) Other cultivation
    Tillage practice - dominant (number) 1-2 = other cultivations
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Wet Tropics
    Biodiversity
    Freshwater Ecoregions of the World Arafura - Carpentaria
    IBRA 6 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 6 Sub Regions Hodgkinson Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Hodgkinson Basin
    Terrestrial Ecoregional Boundaries Einasleigh Upland Savanna
    World Anthropogenic Biomes (2000) Populated rangelands
    Climate
    Agroclimatic classification of Australia Moisture and temperature regime supports growth for 8���9 months of the year, with a 3���4 month dry season
    Koppen Climate Classification (All Classes) Subtropical: distinctly dry winter
    Koppen Climate Classification (Major Classes) Subtropical
    Fire
    Fire regime niches Eucalypt savanna woodland (monsoon tropical)
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BARRON RIVER
    River Regions BARRON RIVER
    Marine
    Marine Ecoregions of the World Central and Southern Great Barrier Reef
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries Kennedy
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Muluridji People Small Scale Mining & Exploration Activities ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Tablelands (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Mareeba
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 MAREEBA SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 14
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1233
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) MAREEBA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) TABLELANDS (EAST) - KURANDA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CAIRNS
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2016) KENNEDY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MAREEBA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MAREEBA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAIRNS - ATHERTON
    PSMA Localities (2018) MAREEBA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA Section of State (2016) OTHER URBAN
    PSMA Section of State Range (2016) 5,000 TO 9,999
    PSMA Significant Urban Area (2016) NOT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT URBAN AREA (QLD)
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2016) COOK
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    PSMA Urban Centre and Locality (2016) MAREEBA
    Statistical Local Areas Tablelands (R) - Mareeba
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Substrate
    Geological Regions of Australia Cairns Region
    Surface Geology of Australia Czbat
    Topography
    Physiographic Provinces of Australia Peninsular Uplands Province
    Physiographic Regions 2011 Cairns Ranges
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    IGBP Land Cover vegetation classification scheme (2011) Urban and built-up
    Land cover Native shrublands and heathlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation - condition Replaced
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Area Management
    Natural resource management expenditure 4148781.0 $
    Area management
    Phosphorus 0.032055 t/ha
    Potassium 0.116754 t/ha
    Biodiversity
    Acacia – Miller et al 2012 - 0.5 degree 0.5739
    Amphibians (global) – Pyron & Wiens 2011 - 0.5 degree 4.9078
    Endemism 0.027641011
    Endemism (Non-marine) 0.029775755
    Mammals – Fritz et al 2009 - 0.5 degree 0.6803
    Migratory species (2008) 7.0 frequency
    Occurrence Density 16351.0 frequency
    Shannon Diversity (H) 5.521907 index
    Species Richness 1419.0 frequency
    Threatened communities (2008) 0.0 frequency
    Threatened species (2008) 8.0 frequency
    Climate
    2030A1BMk35M: Aridity index - annual mean 0.44282323
    2030A1BMk35M: Evaporation - month min 116.61 mm
    2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - annual mean 72.9725 mm
    2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - driest month 4.88 mm
    2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - equinox seasonality ratio 0.2877844
    2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - spring or autumn season -2.4366024
    2030A1BMk35M: Temperature - annual max mean 29.715834 degrees C
    2030A1BMk35M: Temperature - annual min mean 18.590834 degrees C
    2030A1BMk35M: Temperature - annual range 19.230011 degrees C
    Aridity index - annual mean 0.5201064
    Aridity index - month max 1.9040705
    Aridity index - month min 0.03551206
    Evaporation - annual mean 153.52477 (ml/5km x 5km pixel)
    Evaporation - average 17475.0 ml
    Evaporation - month max 212.10172 mm
    Evaporation - month min 103.44617 mm
    Evaporation - variability 19.0 %
    Growth index C3 macrotherm plants - annual mean 0.36 index
    Growth index C3 mesotherm plants - annual mean 0.36 index
    Growth index C4 megatherm plants - annual mean 0.3 index
    Humidity - annual mean relative 80.87246 %
    Humidity - annual mean relative 3pm 68.452545 %
    Humidity - month max relative 85.74569 %
    Humidity - month max relative 3pm 74.575264 %
    Humidity - month min relative 61.301373 %
    Humidity - month min relative 3pm 61.301373 %
    Precipitation - annual 894.0 mm
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 910.0 mm
    Precipitation - annual mean 78.69697 mm
    Precipitation - annual seasonality 6.7915254
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest month 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 22.0 mm
    Precipitation - equinox seasonality ratio 0.27005237
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 114.0 mm
    Precipitation - spring or autumn season -2.665444
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 549.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest month 258.08945 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 66.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 631.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual max mean 27.991667 degrees C
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.3 degrees C
    Temperature - annual min mean 16.603333 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range 18.917755 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest month min 11.57 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 19.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 20.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.57 %
    Temperature - month hottest maximum 31.03 degrees C
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.93
    Temperature - warmest month min 20.87 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 26.4 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 26.1 degrees C
    Wind run - annual mean 153.63013 km/day
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.8 °C
    WorldClim: Precipitation - annual 1906.0 mm
    WorldClim: Precipitation - coldest quarter 129.0 mm
    WorldClim: Precipitation - driest month 31.0 mm
    WorldClim: Precipitation - driest quarter 108.0 mm
    WorldClim: Precipitation - seasonality 85.0
    WorldClim: Precipitation - warmest quarter 936.0 mm
    WorldClim: Precipitation - wettest month 393.0 mm
    WorldClim: Precipitation - wettest quarter 1128.0 mm
    WorldClim: Temperature - annual mean 228.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - annual range 170.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - coldest month min 136.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 192.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - diurnal range mean 98.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - driest quarter mean 199.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 57.0 %
    WorldClim: Temperature - seasonality 2494.0 standard deviation (degrees C * 10) * 100
    WorldClim: Temperature - warmest month max 306.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 255.0 degrees C * 10
    WorldClim: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 252.0 degrees C * 10
    Distance
    Distance - to any water (weighted) 0.0 degrees
    Distance - to coast 0.3397057 km x 100
    Distance - to non-permanent water (weighted) 0.084852815 degrees
    Distance - to permanent water (weighted) 0.0 km
    Euclidean Distance to Coast (metres) 47360.484 m
    Remoteness index 3.43
    Hydrology
    Drainage - average 362.0 megalitres/5x5km/year
    Drainage - variability 167.0 %
    Runoff - average 2878.0 megalitres/5x5km/year
    Water Observations From Space 0.56179774 Percentage
    Marine
    Great Barrier Reef 100m DEM 406.95 m
    Social
    Population - density SLA 2006 p/sqkm) 0.3 people/km^2
    Substrate
    2030A1BMk35M: Water stress index - month max 81.0
    ASRIS 0-1m Plant Available Water Capacity (250m raster) 28.0 mm
    ASRIS 0-30cm Bulk Density (250m raster) 1.7 Mg/m3
    ASRIS 0-30cm Clay Content (250m raster) 2.0 %
    Bulk density 1.2564102 Mg/m^3
    Carbon - organic 0.43654382 %
    Clay % 53.48718 %
    Hydrologic conductivity - average saturated 10.666667 mm/h
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.47
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Nutrient status 2.4 index
    Ph - soil 5.0 ph
    Soil depth 0.9 m
    Soil pedality 3.9641025
    Water holding capacity 30500.0 mm
    Water stress index - month max 81.0
    Weathering Intensity V2 4.26625 Weathering Intensity Index
    Topography
    Aspect 74.0 degrees
    Averaged Topographic Relief 64.208336 metres
    Bathymetry and Elvation 9 sec 390.0 m
    Elevation 390.0 m
    Topographic Slope (degrees) 0.40529633 degrees
    Topographic relief 11.65674 m
    Topographic slope (%) 0.6129822 %
    Vegetation
    Enhanced Vegetation Index (2012-03-05) 0.3758 EVI
    Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fPAR) 36.0 %
    Gross Primary Productivity (2012-03-13) 0.0017 kg C/m^2
    Leaf Area Index (LAI) - 2012-03-05 0.7 m^2 plant / m^2 ground
    NDVI Mean 50.0 NDVI x 100
    NPP Mean 8.0 tonnes/ha/yr
    Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (2012-03-05) 0.4407 NDVI