Occurrence record: BRI AQ0723237

Preserved specimen of Opuntia elata Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck | Riverina Pear recorded on 2003-11-25
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ0723237
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0723237
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector 1.  Hosking, J.R.   2.  Cherry, W.A.  
Supplied as "Hosking, J.R.;Cherry, W.A."
Record number 2397
Reproductive condition Flowers and fruit
Associated Occurrence Status Asserted duplicates
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Occurrence remarks Cactus to 2.5m high and in clumps to 4m wide. Cladodes dark green with darker purplish area around areoles, newer cladodes paler. Upper cladodes with 0-9 spines, one spine per areole when present. Cladodes at the base of old plants (trunk area) often with up to 6 spines per areole. Outer cladodes to 30cm long and to 11cm wide. Petaloid perianth segments orange, c. 3cm long and 1.8cm wide; stigma pale green, style white, stigma and style 2cm long; stamens with white filaments and pale yellow anthers.
Date identified 2023-03-02

Event

Occurrence date 2003-11-25
Event remarks Locally common (4 clumps of plants with some flowering and scattered smaller plants, other clumps growing near entrance to Lightning Ridge airport). TARCH No 6669.
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Caryophyllanae | Caryophyllales | Cactaceae | Opuntia
Scientific name Opuntia elata
Supplied scientific name "Opuntia bonaerensis"
Identified to rank species
Common name Riverina Pear
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Cactaceae
Genus Opuntia
Species Opuntia elata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Supplied as Speg.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia, New South Wales, North Western Plains
Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Locality Alongside 3 Mile Road, 2km from Lightning Ridge end.
Habitat
Supplied as "Eucalyptus populnea subsp. bimbil shrubby woodland where growing with Geijera parviflora as the dominant shrub and with Eremophila mitchellii and Opuntia stricta. Almost flat area. Substrate: quartz and ironstone. Soil: red sand."
Latitude -29.444167
Supplied as: "-29.4441666700"
Longitude 147.971389
Supplied as: "147.9713888900"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Min elevation 160.00000000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Georeference protocol Label
County North Western Plains
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 391bf1d4-fd79-4d86-a82d-d12e3df8476c
    Data Resource AD AVH Data
    Raw Scientific Name Opuntia elata Salm-Dyck
    Coordinates -29.4428098,147.9723307
    Related records
    Record UUID 7f43426b-5100-4f4d-955e-e964ae638e59
    Data Resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Opuntia elata
    Coordinates -29.4442,147.9714
    Record UUID d7494906-c01a-4504-b5d4-0fe10a7dede5
    Data Resource NSW AVH feed
    Raw Scientific Name Opuntia elata Salm-Dyck
    Coordinates -29.4442,147.9714
    Record UUID 017f853d-f754-4a3d-bcb5-f844250a0d84
    Data Resource N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium (NE) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Opuntia elata Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck
    Coordinates -29.444167,147.971389
    Record UUID 88a192c9-6c39-4a00-abfb-1913a401bd10
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Opuntia elata Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck
    Coordinates -29.444167,147.971389
    Record UUID b8b03837-9ad7-4ff9-bbe8-fc31d6474333
    Data Resource BRI AVH Data and Images
    Raw Scientific Name Opuntia bonaerensis
    Coordinates -29.444167,147.971389

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Murrumbidgee
    NRM Regions 2017 Riverina
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Riverina
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Riverina
    IBRA 7 Regions Riverina
    IBRA 7 Subregions Murrumbidgee
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Carrathool (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Carrathool
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CARRATHOOL SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Riverina
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 4
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 474
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) GRIFFITH REGION
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GRIFFITH - MURRUMBIDGEE (WEST)
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) RIVERINA
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FARRER
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CARRATHOOL - MURRUMBIDGEE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CARRATHOOL - MURRUMBIDGEE - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) RIVERINA - ORANGE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MURRAY-DARLING
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    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 Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other tussock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Tussock grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Tussock grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 372.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 102.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 78.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 15.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 89.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 107.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 40.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 30.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 9.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.9 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.95
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 24.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 10.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.154167 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 46.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.3
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.59
    Elevation 105.0 m