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Occurrence record: BRI AQ0073500

Preserved specimen of Dendrobium discolor Lindl. | Golden Orchid recorded on 1933-03-08
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Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ0073500
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0073500
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector Brass, L.J.
Record number 3583
Reproductive condition Flowers
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Occurrence remarks Several tall stout stems erect from a creeping rhizome. Stems 3-5mm, tall, slightly enlarged below the leaves and tapering again near base. Leaves concave, very thick. Flowering stem sometimes leafless. Racemes several on upper part of stem. Flowers wrinkled, yellow-brown, with darker brown shadings and streaks.
Date identified 1994-05-01

Event

Occurrence date 1933-03-08
End day of year 67
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 67

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Lilianae | Asparagales | Orchidaceae | Dendrobium
Scientific name Dendrobium discolor
Identified to rank species
Common name Golden Orchid
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Asparagales
Family Orchidaceae
Genus Dendrobium
Species Dendrobium discolor
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Lindl.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Papua New Guinea
State or Territory Central
Locality Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised.
Habitat
Supplied as "Growing upon rocks in light rain forest and on savannah slopes."
Min elevation 450.0000000000
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code PG
Supplied as ZZ

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