Occurrence record: NSW699771

Preserved specimen of Cucumis melo L. | Bush Cucumber recorded on 1987-03-03
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Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource NSW AVH feed
Institution code The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust
Supplied institution code "NSW"
Collection National Herbarium of New South Wales
Supplied collection code "NSW"
Catalog number NSW699771
Occurrence ID NSW:NSW:NSW699771
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Gibbons, K.L.  
Identified date 2019-10-30
Collector Cunliffe, R.N.  
Supplied as "Cunliffe, R.N."
Record number 20038
Reproductive condition fertile
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Establishment means native
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Sprawling herb forming an intertwined 3 m diameter mass, yellow flowers.
Date identified 2019-10-30
Identification remarks Subspecies and varieties no longer recognised by APC

Event

Identification remarks Subspecies and varieties no longer recognised by APC
Occurrence date 1987-03-03
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Higher classification L.
Scientific name Cucumis melo
Supplied scientific name "Cucumis melo L."
Identified to rank species
Common name Bush Cucumber
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Cucurbitales
Family Cucurbitaceae
Genus Cucumis
Species Cucumis melo
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship L.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN
Verbatim taxon rank species

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Locality along Baroalba Creek c. 1 km E of Gorge entrance.
Habitat
Supplied as "A large boulder, 50 m S of creek under a monsoon forest."
Latitude -12.83
Supplied as: "-12.83"
Longitude 132.88
Supplied as: "132.88"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim coordinate system Degrees Minutes
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
County Darwin & Gulf
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 12 50 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 132 53 E
Verbatim coordinates 12 50 S, 132 53 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Kakadu
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Kakadu
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Territory
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Territory
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Territory
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Pine Creek
    IBRA 7 Regions Pine Creek
    IBRA 7 Subregions Pine Creek
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RIVER
    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 West Arnhem (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated South Alligator
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WEST ARNHEM REGION
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 206
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 485
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NT
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ALLIGATOR
    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) KAKADU - MARRAKAI - JABIRU
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KAKADU - MARRAKAI - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) JABIRU - TIWI
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ARAFURA
    PSMA States (2016) NORTHERN TERRITORY
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous managed, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Rainforest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Rainforest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Dry rainforest or vine thickets
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Rainforests and vine thickets
    Vegetation types - present Rainforest and vine thickets

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1417.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 113.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 383.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 87.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 957.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.2 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 10.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 28.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 17.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 25.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 25.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.6 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 0.67
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 27.583334 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 60.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.49
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 190.0 m