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Occurrence record: BRI AQ1053224

Preserved specimen of Melichrus urceolatus R.Br. | Honey Gorse recorded on 2019-04-12
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Dataset

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 AQ1053224
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:1053224
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Identified by Ex herbarium  
Collector Ford, A.;Cooper, W.
Record number 6736
Associated Occurrence Status Asserted duplicates
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Occurrence remarks Small multistemmed and compact shrub 30cm high. Leaves very prickly, blue-green. Fruit close to maturity, buds.

Event

Occurrence date 2019-04-12
End day of year 102
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 102

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Asteranae | Ericales | Ericaceae | Melichrus
Scientific name Melichrus urceolatus
Identified to rank species
Common name Honey Gorse
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae
Genus Melichrus
Species Melichrus urceolatus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality Chillagoe Station, Featherbed Range, S of Upper Mount Arringunna, W of Dimbulah.
Habitat
Supplied as "Heath on exposed ignimbrite ridge, much rock. Shrubs: Jacksonia thesioides, Petalostigma pubescens, Acacia humifusa and Distichostemon. Acacia calyculata uncommon. Xanthorrhoea common. Ephemeral grasses sparse, Cleistochloa rare."
Latitude -17.109167
Supplied as: "-17.1091667000"
Longitude 144.880833
Supplied as: "144.8808333000"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Min elevation 975.0000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Georeference protocol GPS
County Cook
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 2fa21931-6c84-4ae9-aa51-83ff3abe0e80
    Data Resource Australian Tropical Herbarium (CNS) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Melichrus urceolatus R.Br.
    Coordinates -17.109167,144.880833
    Related records
    Record UUID e13f8ebc-644d-43c7-82ac-5f6e5c238ee5
    Data Resource BRI AVH Data and Images
    Raw Scientific Name Melichrus urceolatus
    Coordinates -17.109167,144.880833

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Kidston
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Gulf
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Gulf
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Northern Gulf
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Gulf
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Kidston
    Fire
    National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset 2019-2020 - v20200324 National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent 2019-2020
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Carpentaria Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MITCHELL-COLEMAN RIVERS (QLD)
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Kuranda - Croydon
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Djungan Small Scale Mining and Exploration
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Etheridge Tablelands
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Cairns - Atherton
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Kennedy
    Electorates March 2025 Kennedy
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Djungan Small Scale Mining and Exploration
    Local Government Areas 2011 Tablelands (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Mareeba
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 MAREEBA SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 57
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1654
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TABLELANDS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) FAR NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) KURANDA - CROYDON
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ETHERIDGE TABLELANDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CAIRNS - ATHERTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) COOK
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Cook
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Tablelands
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Mareeba
    Postal Areas 2021 4871
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Tablelands
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Far North
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Queensland - Outback
    Tourism Regions 2021 Tropical North Queensland
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open woodlands with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 79.0 frequency
    Species Richness 52.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 940.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 33.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 107.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 503.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 64.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 617.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 16.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 21.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 20.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 16.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.57 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.01
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 24.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 24.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 940.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 18.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 15.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 114.12368 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 632.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 242.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 632.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 21.070833 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 18.599998 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 11.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 17.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.625 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 18.033333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 57.123657 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 283.14355
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 29.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 24.05 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 24.05 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 58.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.53
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 912.0 m