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Occurrence record: MBA 7543.1

Preserved specimen of Cycas media subsp. media recorded on 1978-04-12

API

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	MBA 7543.1
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	sheet
Identified by	Hill, K.D. (BRI replicate)
Collector	Byrnes, N.
Record number	3830
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int) Supplied as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Language	en
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Data generalizations	Record is Special Least Concern in Queensland. Generalised to 2km by Qld DEHP.
Disposition	in collection
Occurrence remarks	Trunk ca 1m high. Leaves ca 1m long.
Date identified	1996

Event

Occurrence date	1978-04-12
End day of year	102
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	102

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Cycas media subsp. media Supplied scientific name "Cycas media R.Br. subsp. media"
Identified to rank	subspecies
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Charophyta
Class	Equisetopsida
Order	Cycadales
Family	Cycadaceae
Genus	Cycas
Species	Cycas media
Name match metric	exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet	media
Subspecies	Cycas media subsp. media
Scientific name authorship	R.Br.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICN

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Queensland
Latitude	-20.7 Supplied as: "-20.7"
Longitude	148.6 Supplied as: "148.6"
Datum	EPSG:4326
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.".
County	Kennedy South
Terrestrial	true
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Coordinate rounded	Warning
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	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 inferred from coordinates	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
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Passed
Georeferenced after occurrence date	Passed
Identified date invalid	Passed
Identified date unlikely	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 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 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 6 missing properties
Missing geodetic datum	Missing
Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
Show/Hide 22 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)
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)	Central Mackay Coast
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
NRM Regions 2010	Mackay Whitsunday
NRM Regions 2017	Mackay Whitsunday
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Mackay Whitsunday
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Mackay Whitsunday
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Central Mackay Coast
IBRA 7 Regions	Central Mackay Coast
IBRA 7 Subregions	Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	North East Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 1	North East Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 2	O'CONNELL RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Mackay - Surrounds
Indigenous Locations 2021	Mackay - Surrounds
Indigenous Regions 2021	Townsville - Mackay
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	Northern 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	Dawson
Electorates March 2025	Dawson
Local Government Areas 2011	Mackay (R)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Mackay - Pt B
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	MACKAY REGIONAL
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	3
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	412
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF QLD
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	SEAFORTH - CALEN
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	MACKAY
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	MACKAY - ISAAC - WHITSUNDAY
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	DAWSON
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	MACKAY - SURROUNDS
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	MACKAY - SURROUNDS
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Outer Regional Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	WHITSUNDAY
PSMA States (2016)	QUEENSLAND
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Whitsunday
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Seaforth - Calen
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Rest of Qld
Local Government Areas 2023	Mackay
Postal Areas 2021	4799
Remoteness Areas 2021	Outer Regional Australia
States and Territories 2021	Queensland
Statistical Areas Level 2	Seaforth - Calen
Statistical Areas Level 3	Mackay
Statistical Areas Level 4	Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
Tourism Regions 2021	Mackay
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	Eucalypt Medium Woodland
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Eucalypt Woodlands
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Private Freehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt woodlands
Vegetation types - present	Eucalyptus woodlands

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	128.0 frequency
Species Richness	86.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	1327.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	90.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	4.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	71.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	91.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	722.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	88.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	774.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	18.9 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	18.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	21.1 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	23.2 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	21.1 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	11.2 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	18.2 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	10.5 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	19.7 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.5 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.21
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	32.4 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	27.2 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	27.0 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	1356.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	99.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	26.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	90.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	87.1312 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	756.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	329.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	759.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	23.008333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	20.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	11.5 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	18.233334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	10.333333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	19.2 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	51.40962 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	345.57486
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	31.6 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	26.683334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	26.35 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	52.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.63
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	1.0
Elevation	69.0 m

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium