Occurrence record: MBA 6554.1

Preserved specimen of Sporobolus sessilis B.K.Simon recorded on 1992-05-11
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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 6554.1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Simon, B.K. (BRI replicate)  
Collector Waterhouse, B.M.  
Supplied as "Waterhouse, B.M."
Record number 2531
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 Flat to undulating site with relatively open woodland (Acacia, Eucalyptus and Melaleuca spp) surrounding settlement. Soil: sandy silt with red/brown concretionary ironstone pebbles on surface. Tufted, wiry grass with erect inflorescences to c. 30cm long. Ergot on many inflorescences. Common weed of unkempt areas around gardens. Collected on NAQS Joint Survey for pests and diseases.
Date identified 1996-01

Event

Occurrence date 1992-05-11
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Sporobolus sessilis
Supplied scientific name "Sporobolus sessilis B.K.Simon"
Identified to rank species
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Sporobolus
Species Sporobolus sessilis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship B.K.Simon
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Papua New Guinea
State or Territory Western
Locality Morehead. Government station on Morehead River c. 170km WNW of Daru.
Habitat
Supplied as "Flat to undulating site with relatively open woodland (Acacia, Eucalyptus and Melaleuca spp.) surrounding settlement. Soil; sandy silt with red/brown concretionary ironstone pebbles on surface."
Latitude -8.716667
Supplied as: "-8.716666667"
Longitude 141.65
Supplied as: "141.65"
Datum EPSG:4326
Min elevation 31
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 1600.0
Georeferenced by collector
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 8 43 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code PG
Verbatim longitude 141 39 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Political
    World Country Boundaries Papua New Guinea

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.891666 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 71.0 %