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Occurrence record: BRI AQ0932219

Preserved specimen of Sarcochilus falcatus R.Br. | Orange Blossom Orchid recorded on 2016-11-12
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ0932219
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0932219
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet|Spirit
Collector Halford, D.A.;Guymer, G.P.
Record number QM2161
Reproductive condition Flowers
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Data generalizations Record is Special Least Concern in Queensland. Generalised to 2km by Qld DEHP.
Occurrence remarks Epiphyte, growing on eastern side of trunk. Flowers white with red and yellow markings on labellum.
Date identified 2016-11-15

Event

Occurrence date 2016-11-12
End day of year 317
Event remarks Occasional at site. Spirit material at BRI.
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 317

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Lilianae | Asparagales | Orchidaceae | Sarcochilus
Scientific name Sarcochilus falcatus
Identified to rank species
Common name Orange Blossom Orchid
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Orchidaceae
Genus Sarcochilus
Species Sarcochilus falcatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Habitat
Supplied as "Ridge, brown loam soil with thick covering of leaf litter, wet sclerophyll forest."
Latitude -28.2
Supplied as: "-28.2"
Longitude 153.3
Supplied as: "153.3"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Min elevation 680.0000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 2000.0
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Record is Special Least Concern in Queensland. Generalised to 2km by Qld DEHP.".
Georeference protocol GPS
County Moreton
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Springbrook
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Springbrook
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Springbrook
    GER Border Ranges GER Border Ranges
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Scenic Rim
    NRM Regions 2010 South East Queensland
    NRM Regions 2017 South East Queensland
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 South East Queensland
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South East Queensland
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Queensland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Scenic Rim
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SOUTH COAST
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Gold Coast
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Gold Coast Hinterland
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Brisbane
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Southern and Western Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Wright
    Electorates March 2025 Wright
    Local Government Areas 2011 Gold Coast (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Guanaba-Springbrook
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 GOLD COAST CITY
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 61
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 9283
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) GUANABA - SPRINGBROOK
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GOLD COAST HINTERLAND
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) GOLD COAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) WRIGHT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) GOLD COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) GOLD COAST
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) BRISBANE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MUDGEERABA
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Mudgeeraba
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Guanaba - Springbrook
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Gold Coast
    Postal Areas 2021 4213
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Inner Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Guanaba - Springbrook
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Gold Coast Hinterland
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Gold Coast
    Tourism Regions 2021 Gold Coast
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Rainforest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Rainforest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Tropical or sub-tropical rainforest
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 11416.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1595.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1922.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 259.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 185.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 739.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 76.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 761.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 19.6 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 14.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.5 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.15
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.0 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1878.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 223.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 52.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 190.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 49.352203 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 715.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 274.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 754.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.029167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 18.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 8.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 13.333333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.075 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 13.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 49.05405 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 357.63403
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 22.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 22.033333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 52.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.97
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 344.0 m