Occurrence record: DNA D0279639

Preserved specimen of Asparagus africanus Lam. | Ornamental Asparagus recorded on 2018-09-22

API

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 D0279639
Occurrence ID	DNA:DNA:DNA D0279639
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	sheet
Collector	John Westaway
Record number	5528
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Establishment means	cultivated
Type	PhyscialObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as Present
Occurrence remarks	Tufted perennial herb, multistemmed from rhizomes, stems spinose, foliage pale green, sterile. Single plant in pot in residential garden amongst vegetables and ornamentals. [Collected as part of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy.]

Event

Parent Event ID	NAQS - North Australian Quarantine Strategy
Occurrence date	2018-09-22
End day of year	265
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	265

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Asparagus africanus Supplied scientific name "Asparagus africanus Lam."
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Ornamental Asparagus
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Charophyta
Class	Equisetopsida
Order	Asparagales
Family	Asparagaceae
Genus	Asparagus
Species	Asparagus africanus
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	Lam.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country	Australia Supplied as "CHRISTMAS ISLAND"
Locality	17 Murray Road, Poon Saan. Christmas Island.
Habitat	Supplied as "Cultivated, Disturbed Man"
Latitude	-10.42505 Supplied as: "-10.4250500003362"
Longitude	105.67984 Supplied as: "105.67984"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality	17 Murray Road, Poon Saan. Christmas Island.
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	10.0
Georeference protocol	GPS
Terrestrial	true
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU Supplied as CX

Additional properties

parent id	NAQS - North Australian Quarantine Strategy

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Coordinate rounded	Warning
Country inferred from coordinates	Warning
Show/Hide 94 passed properties
Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
Collection not matched	Passed
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	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 uncertainty meters invalid	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied country	Passed
Country invalid	Passed
Country mismatch	Passed
Different owner institution	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 georeferenced by	Passed
Missing georeference protocol	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 higher rank	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
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 4 missing properties
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
Missing taxon rank	Missing
Show/Hide 24 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)
Elevation unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max altitude reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status 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)

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Indian Tropical Islands
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Christmas Island
NRM Regions 2010	Christmas Island
NRM Regions 2017	Christmas Island
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Christmas Island
Biodiversity
IBRA 7 Regions	Indian Tropical Islands
IBRA 7 Subregions	Christmas Island
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	Unclassified (Aust.)
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Christmas Island
Indigenous Locations 2021	Christmas Island
Indigenous Regions 2021	Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is.
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	Other Territories
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Lingiari
Electorates March 2025	Lingiari
Local Government Areas 2011	Unincorp. Other Territories
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	SHIRE OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	0
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	9
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	OTHER TERRITORIES
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	CHRISTMAS ISLAND
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	CHRISTMAS ISLAND
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	OTHER TERRITORIES
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	LINGIARI
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	CHRISTMAS ISLAND
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	CHRISTMAS ISLAND
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	CHRISTMAS - COCOS (KEELING) IS.
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Very Remote Australia
PSMA States (2016)	OTHER TERRITORIES
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Unclassified (OT)
World Country Boundaries	Christmas Island
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Christmas Island
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Other Territories
Local Government Areas 2023	Christmas Island
Postal Areas 2021	6798
Remoteness Areas 2021	Very Remote Australia
States and Territories 2021	Other Territories
Statistical Areas Level 2	Christmas Island
Statistical Areas Level 3	Christmas Island
Statistical Areas Level 4	Other Territories

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	13421.0 frequency
Species Richness	2226.0 frequency
Climate
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	2064.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	176.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	41.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	153.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	58.29898 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	681.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	332.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	929.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	23.15 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	6.5 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	19.9 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	22.383333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	4.9666667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	22.7 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	76.410255 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	55.309048
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	26.4 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	23.816666 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	23.466667 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	75.0 %

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Occurrence record: DNA D0279639

Dataset

Event

Taxonomy

Geospatial

Additional properties

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Additional political boundaries information

Environmental sampling for this location

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Classification	Scientific name	Asparagus africanus Lam.	Asparagus africanus
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744351
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51737651
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2908730
	Order		Asparagales
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2908730
	Genus	Asparagus	Asparagus
	Left		566610
	Scientific name authorship	Lam.	Lam.
	Taxon rank		species
	Genus id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51737680
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Ornamental Asparagus
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51737652
	Right		566610
	Kingdom		Plantae
	Specific epithet	africanus
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744350
	Phylum		Charophyta
	Class		Equisetopsida
	Species		Asparagus africanus
	Family	ASPARAGACEAE	Asparagaceae
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744352
Event	Year		2018
	End day of year		265
	Month		9
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		265
	Parent event ID	NAQS - North Australian Quarantine Strategy
	Day		22
	Event date	2018-09-22	2018-09-22
Occurrence	Establishment means	cultivated
	Type		PhyscialObject
	Catalog number	DNA D0279639
	Occurrence status	Present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2025-05-27	2025-05-27
	Record number	5528
	Collection code	DNA
	Occurrence ID	DNA:DNA:DNA D0279639
	Preparations	sheet
	Institution code	DNA
	Recorded by	John Westaway
	Occurrence remarks	Tufted perennial herb, multistemmed from rhizomes, stems spinose, foliage pale green, sterile. Single plant in pot in residential garden amongst vegetables and ornamentals. [Collected as part of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy.]
Attribution	Data resource		Northern Territory Herbarium (DNA) AVH data
	Collection		Northern Territory Herbarium (Darwin)
	License		CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data provider uid		dp36
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr15866	dr15866
	Institution ID		in87
	Data partner		Australia's Virtual Herbarium
	Institution		Department of Environment and Natural Resources
	Data hub uid	[dh9]
	Collection ID		co25
Location	Country	CHRISTMAS ISLAND	Australia
	Habitat	Cultivated, Disturbed Man
	Decimal latitude	-10.4250500003362	-10.42505
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Locality	17 Murray Road, Poon Saan. Christmas Island.	17 Murray Road, Poon Saan. Christmas Island.
	Decimal longitude	105.67984	105.67984
	Verbatim locality	17 Murray Road, Poon Saan. Christmas Island.
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	10	10.0
	Lga	Unincorp. Other Territories
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	CX	AU
	Georeference protocol	GPS
	Geodetic datum	WGS84	EPSG:4326