Occurrence record: CNS 139468.1

Preserved specimen of Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees recorded on 2011-09-12
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Australian Tropical Herbarium (CNS) AVH data
Institution code Australian Tropical Herbarium
Supplied institution code "CNS"
Collection Australian Tropical Herbarium
Supplied collection code "CNS"
Catalog number CNS 139468.1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by B.M. Waterhouse  
Collector Waterhouse, B.M.  
Supplied as "Waterhouse, B.M."
Record number 7939
Reproductive condition fruit|leaf
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Language en
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Herb. Prostrate to ascending with wiry, square stems. Reddish swellings just above nodes along stems. Leaves discolorous, sparsely hairy above, pale pubescent below. Flowers subtended by pairs of small leafy bracts. Corolla tubular, cream-coloured in bud opening (mornings only) to reveal a pale lilac interior. Fruit a club-shaped capsule. Green at present but maturing brown. Widely naturalised throughout the Cooktown district. Herb

Event

Occurrence date 2011-09-12
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dipteracanthus prostratus
Supplied scientific name "Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees"
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Acanthaceae
Genus Dipteracanthus
Species Dipteracanthus prostratus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Poir.) Nees
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Cooktown Airport, Marton. Manager's residence. [15 26 53.7S 145 15 29.9E (incorrect, in the sea)]
Supplied as: "Cooktown Airport, Marton. Manager's residence. [15 26 53.7S 145 15 29.9E (incorrect, in the sea)]"
Habitat
Supplied as "Sandy, silty soil over clay. At this site, scattered clumps around the rear of property in shaded and semi-shaded sites."
Latitude -15.448056
Supplied as: "-15.448055556"
Longitude 145.185556
Supplied as: "145.185555556"
Datum EPSG:4326
Min elevation 11
Coordinate precision Unknown
Georeferenced by compiler
County Cook
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 15 26 53 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145 11 8 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Cape York
    NRM Regions 2017 Cape York
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Cape York
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Subregions Starke Coastal Lowlands
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ENDEAVOUR RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cook (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cook
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 COOK SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 59
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 590
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEICHHARDT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CAPE YORK WILDERNESS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAPE YORK
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Other native forest
    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 Unresolved Tenure
    Vegetation types - native Rainforests and vine thickets
    Vegetation types - present Rainforest and vine thickets

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1760.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 87.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 96.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 816.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 99.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1067.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 18.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 13.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 18.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 7.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.71
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.0 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 25.720833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 57.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.62
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 16.0 m