Occurrence record: CANB 698865.1

Preserved specimen of Dioscorea alata L. | Purple Yam recorded on 2003-06-17
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Institution code Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
Supplied institution code "CANB"
Collection Australian National Herbarium
Supplied collection code "CANB"
Catalog number CANB 698865.1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Collector Mitchell, A.A.  
Supplied as "Mitchell, A.A."
Record number 7593
Reproductive condition leaf
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
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
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Herbaceous perennial vine growing up to 6 m tall. Seen feral at threes locations locally. Persiting ?. Northern Australian Quarantine Collection. Voucher: Northern Territory, Darwin (DNA).

Event

Occurrence date 2003-06-17
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Dioscorea alata
Supplied scientific name "Dioscorea alata L."
Identified to rank species
Common name Purple Yam
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Dioscoreales
Family Dioscoreaceae
Genus Dioscorea
Species Dioscorea alata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship L.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Locality Near landing beach, Paru, W Melville Island.
Habitat
Supplied as "Disturbed flat plain above beach. Weedy herbs and grasses above mangoes."
Latitude -11.749444
Supplied as: "-11.749444444"
Longitude 130.645
Supplied as: "130.645"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 11 44 58 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 130 38 42 E

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID bc3a85a5-00f4-49e5-8f13-1f9c0b4d59bd
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Dioscorea alata L.
    Coordinates -11.749444,130.645
    Related records
    Record UUID f11cd45f-0e33-4f1d-8585-7ec551fd4188
    Data Resource BRI AVH Data and Images
    Raw Scientific Name Dioscorea alata
    Coordinates -11.748,130.646213

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Tiwi Cobourg
    IBRA 7 Regions Tiwi Cobourg
    IBRA 7 Subregions Tiwi
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BATHURST-MELVILLE ISLANDS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Australian States and Territories Northern Territory
    Local Government Areas 2011 Tiwi Islands (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Tiwi Islands
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TIWI ISLANDS REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 2022
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2187
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TIWI ISLANDS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) DALY - TIWI - WEST ARNHEM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) TIWI ISLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) TIWI ISLANDS - WILDERNESS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) JABIRU - TIWI
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARAFURA
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    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
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1815.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 11.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 104.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 574.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 102.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 1152.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 8.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.6 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 27.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 16.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 17.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 24.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 24.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.61 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.54
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.1125 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 63.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.55
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 17.0 m