Occurrence record: MBA 6944.1

Preserved specimen of Cenchrus brevisetosus (B.K.Simon) B.K.Simon | Cenchrus recorded on 1992-02-11
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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 6944.1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Thompson, E.J.  
Collector Waterhouse, B.M.  
Supplied as "Waterhouse, B.M."
Record number 2015
Reproductive condition leaf
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
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Robust grass with conspicuous inflorescences. Erect plant to 2m tall. Leaves scabrous downwards. Spikelets turn straw-coloured when ripe. Collected as part of a NAQS survey for weeds, insect pests and plant diseases. Grass
Date identified 2019-12

Event

Occurrence date 1992-02-11
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Cenchrus brevisetosus
Supplied scientific name "Cenchrus brevisetosus (B.K.Simon) B.K.Simon"
Identified to rank species
Common name Cenchrus
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Cenchrus
Species Cenchrus brevisetosus
Name match metric exactMatch
Taxon remarks Herb. BRI rep.
Scientific name authorship (B.K.Simon) B.K.Simon
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Dauan Island, northern Torres Strait; c. 11km from PNG mainland.
Habitat
Supplied as "Mountainous island with large granite boulders and outcrops scattered over surface. Vine thickets scattered between outcrops, with grassy vegetation on lower slopes especially adjacent to village area. Sandy soil. Common in grassland patches around north-eastern side of island; also tracksides."
Latitude -9.416667
Supplied as: "-9.416666667"
Longitude 142.533333
Supplied as: "142.533333333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Min elevation 10
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1600.0
Georeferenced by generalised arbitrary point
County Cook
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 9 25 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 142 32 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Torres Strait
    NRM Regions 2017 Torres Strait
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Torres Strait
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 7 Regions Cape York Peninsula
    IBRA 7 Subregions Cape York-Torres Strait
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Dauanalgaw / Ergon Energy Electricity ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Torres Strait Island (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Dauan
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TORRES STRAIT ISLAND REGIONAL
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Dauan People
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 726
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 804
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEICHHARDT
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) KALAKAWAL - TOP WESTERN ISLANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) DAUAN ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TORRES STRAIT
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Tussock Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other tussock grasslands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Unresolved Tenure
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.920834 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 70.0 %