Occurrence record: UNSWDB24886

Preserved specimen of Polycarpaea spirostylis F.Muell. | Northern Pretty Polly recorded on 2023-03-24

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Dataset

Data partner	Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource	John T. Waterhouse Herbarium (UNSW) AVH data
Institution code	University of New South Wales Supplied institution code "UNSW"
Collection	John T. Waterhouse Herbarium Supplied collection code "UNSW"
Catalog number	UNSWDB24886
Occurrence ID	0434a321-602c-4a10-b68d-7bf930122337
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	Sheet - 1
Identified by	Hemmings, F.A.
Collector	Hemmings, F.A.
Record number	UNSW29014
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Establishment means	Not cultivated
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as Present
Occurrence remarks	Locally common. Erect herb to c. 15 cm high; pink flowers.
Date identified	2023-06-07 Supplied as 7/06/2023

Event

Occurrence date	2023-03-24 Supplied date "24/03/2023"
End day of year	83
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	83

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Polycarpaea spirostylis
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Northern Pretty Polly
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Charophyta
Class	Equisetopsida
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Polycarpaea
Species	Polycarpaea spirostylis
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	F.Muell.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Queensland
Habitat	Supplied as "Low, very open savannah woodland with Terminalia, Corymbia spp, Gardenia spp."
Latitude	-18.533694 Supplied as: "-18.5336944"
Longitude	143.314556 Supplied as: "143.3145556"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality	Flat Creek Station, N of Rocky Dam.
Min elevation	281
Max elevation	281
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	50.0
Terrestrial	true
Georeferenced date	2/06/2023
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Continent	Oceania
Marine	false
Country Code	AU

Additional properties

avh export dec24id	0434a321-602c-4a10-b68d-7bf930122337
lat long method	Google Earth

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Warning
Coordinate rounded	Warning
Georeferenced after occurrence date	Warning
Show/Hide 102 passed properties
Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
Collection not matched	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
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Different owner institution	Passed
Min and max altitude reversed	Passed
Altitude value non-numeric	Passed
Altitude value supplied in feet	Passed
Elevation unlikely	Passed
First of the century	Passed
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First of the year	Passed
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	Passed
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Passed
Georeferenced date invalid	Passed
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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
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Missing georeferenced by	Passed
Missing georeference 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
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Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Show/Hide 16 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)
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)

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Einasleigh Uplands
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Georgetown-Croydon
NRM Regions 2010	Northern Gulf
NRM Regions 2017	Northern Gulf
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Northern Gulf
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Northern Gulf
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Einasleigh Uplands
IBRA 7 Regions	Einasleigh Uplands
IBRA 7 Subregions	Georgetown-Croydon
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	Carpentaria Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 1	Carpentaria Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 2	FLINDERS-NORMAN RIVERS
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Kuranda - Croydon
Indigenous Land Use Agreements	Ewamian People Small Scale Miners ILUA
Indigenous Locations 2021	Etheridge Tablelands
Indigenous Regions 2021	Cairns - Atherton
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	Kennedy
Electorates March 2025	Kennedy
Indigenous Land Use Agreements	Ewamian Small Scale Mining and Exploration
Local Government Areas 2011	Etheridge (S)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Etheridge
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	ETHERIDGE SHIRE
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	57
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	1654
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF QLD
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	CROYDON - ETHERIDGE
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	FAR NORTH
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	KENNEDY
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	KURANDA - CROYDON
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	ETHERIDGE TABLELANDS
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	CAIRNS - ATHERTON
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Very Remote Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	TRAEGER
PSMA States (2016)	QUEENSLAND
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Traeger
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Croydon - Etheridge
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Rest of Qld
Local Government Areas 2023	Etheridge
Postal Areas 2021	4871
Remoteness Areas 2021	Very Remote Australia
States and Territories 2021	Queensland
Statistical Areas Level 2	Croydon - Etheridge
Statistical Areas Level 3	Far North
Statistical Areas Level 4	Queensland - Outback
Tourism Regions 2021	Tropical North Queensland
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
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Eucalypt Open Woodlands
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Eucalyptus low open woodlands with tussock grass
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Leasehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt woodlands
Vegetation types - present	Eucalyptus woodlands

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	1942.0 frequency
Species Richness	195.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	713.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	17.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	0.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	12.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	124.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	346.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	52.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	522.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	20.8 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	17.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	24.5 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	25.9 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	25.5 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	11.8 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	20.7 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	14.4 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	21.8 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.57 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.2
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	37.3 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	29.7 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	29.1 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	746.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	14.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	1.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	8.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	119.23967 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	374.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	203.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	517.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	25.804167 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	24.699999 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	12.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	20.866667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	14.191667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	22.283333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	57.456142 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	352.107
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	36.8 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	29.433334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	29.183334 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	57.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.31
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.87
Elevation	292.0 m

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Occurrence record: UNSWDB24886

Dataset

Event

Taxonomy

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Additional properties

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Environmental sampling for this location

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Classification	Scientific name	Polycarpaea spirostylis	Polycarpaea spirostylis
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744351
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51432987
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2913258
	Order	Caryophyllales	Caryophyllales
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2913258
	Genus	Polycarpaea	Polycarpaea
	Left		541410
	Scientific name authorship	F.Muell.	F.Muell.
	Taxon rank	Species	species
	Genus id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51270248
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Northern Pretty Polly
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51735669
	Right		541418
	Kingdom	Plantae	Plantae
	Specific epithet	spirostylis
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744350
	Phylum		Charophyta
	Class	Equisetopsida	Equisetopsida
	Species		Polycarpaea spirostylis
	Family	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllaceae
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51744352
Event	Year		2023
	End day of year		83
	Month		3
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		83
	Day		24
	Event date	24/03/2023	2023-03-24
Identification	Date identified	7/06/2023	2023-06-07
Identification	Identified by	[Hemmings, F.A.]
Occurrence	Establishment means	Not cultivated
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	UNSWDB24886
	Occurrence status	Present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	7/06/2023 14:38	2023-06-07T14:38
	Record number	UNSW29014
	Collection code	UNSW
	Occurrence ID	0434a321-602c-4a10-b68d-7bf930122337
	Preparations	Sheet - 1
	Institution code	UNSW
	Recorded by	Hemmings, F.A.
	Occurrence remarks	Locally common. Erect herb to c. 15 cm high; pink flowers.
Attribution	Data resource		John T. Waterhouse Herbarium (UNSW) AVH data
	Collection		John T. Waterhouse Herbarium
	License		CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data provider uid		dp36
	Data Resource ID	dr14787	dr14787
	Institution ID		in63
	Data partner		Australia's Virtual Herbarium
	Institution		University of New South Wales
	Data hub uid	[dh9]
	Collection ID		co66
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Habitat	Low, very open savannah woodland with Terminalia, Corymbia spp, Gardenia spp.
	Decimal latitude	-18.5336944	-18.533694
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Georeferenced date	2/06/2023
	Minimum elevation in meters	281	281.0
	Decimal longitude	143.3145556	143.314556
	State province	Queensland	Queensland
	Verbatim locality	Flat Creek Station, N of Rocky Dam.
	Maximum elevation in meters	281	281.0
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Continent	Oceania
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	50	50.0
	Lga	Etheridge (S)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	AU	AU
	Geodetic datum	WGS84	EPSG:4326