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Occurrence record: BRI AQ0446911

Preserved specimen of Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens K.L.Wilson | Nutgrass recorded on 1983-04-19

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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 AQ0446911
Occurrence ID	urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0446911
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	Sheet
Collector	Wilson, K.L.
Record number	4709
Associated Occurrence Status	Representative record
Associated occurrences	This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License	CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Associated records	REPRESENTATIVE
Occurrence remarks	Culms and leaves bright green.

Event

Occurrence date	1983-04-19
End day of year	109
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	109

Taxonomy

Higher classification	Plantae \| Viridaeplantae \| Streptophyta \| Equisetopsida \| Magnoliidae \| Lilianae \| Poales \| Cyperaceae \| Cyperus \| betchei
Scientific name	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens
Identified to rank	subspecies
Common name	Nutgrass
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Charophyta Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class	Equisetopsida
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cyperus
Species	Cyperus betchei
Name match metric	exactMatch
Infraspecific epithet	commiscens
Subspecies	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens
Scientific name authorship	K.L.Wilson
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICN

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Northern Territory
Locality	Stuart Hwy 16K NW of Banka Banka Post Office.
Habitat	Supplied as "Frequent large tussocks in silty clay soil on short waterway in low open woodland. Also Lipocarpha micropcephala, Cyperus squarrosus, C. iria, C. pulchellus, Fimbristylis spp."
Latitude	-18.656886 Supplied as: "-18.6568862561"
Longitude	133.959551 Supplied as: "133.9595506051"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	2000.0
Georeference protocol	Hrb Convert
Terrestrial	true
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU

Additional properties

verbatim identification	Det.

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Coordinate rounded	Warning
Show/Hide 95 passed properties
Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
Collection not matched	Passed
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Passed
Continent country mismatch	Passed
Continent derived from coordinates	Passed
CONTINENT_DERIVED_FROM_COUNTRY	Passed
Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
Coordinate invalid	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Passed
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Passed
Coordinate reprojection suspicious	Passed
Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied country	Passed
Country inferred from coordinates	Passed
Country invalid	Passed
Country mismatch	Passed
Different owner institution	Passed
First of the century	Passed
First of the month	Passed
First of the year	Passed
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	Passed
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Passed
Georeferenced after occurrence date	Passed
Identification date before occurrence date	Passed
Institution and Collection mismatch	Passed
Institution match fuzzy	Passed
Institution not matched	Passed
Interpretation error	Passed
Invalid scientific name	Passed
Location not supplied	Passed
Missing collection date	Passed
Missing geodetic datum	Passed
Missing georeference protocol	Passed
Missing taxon rank	Passed
Modified date invalid	Passed
Modified date unlikely	Passed
Multimedia date invalid	Passed
Multimedia uri invalid	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from basis of record	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
Occurrence status unparsable	Passed
Latitude is negated	Passed
Longitude is negated	Passed
Presumed swapped coordinate	Passed
Recorded date invalid	Passed
Recorded date mismatch	Passed
Recorded date unlikely	Passed
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_AND_ID_INCONSISTENT	Passed
Sensitivity report invalid	Passed
Sensitivity report not loadable	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Taxon affinity species	Passed
TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
Taxon confer species	Passed
Taxon default match	Passed
Taxon error	Passed
Taxon excluded	Passed
Taxon excluded associated	Passed
Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
Taxon match aggregate	Passed
Taxon match fuzzy	Passed
Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
Taxon match none	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
Taxon misapplied matched	Passed
Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
Uncertainty not specified	Passed
Supplied country not recognised	Passed
Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
Duplicate record	Passed
Show/Hide 4 missing properties
Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
Show/Hide 24 tests that have not been run
Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Elevation unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max altitude reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
References uri invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count conflicts with occurrence status	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)

Inferred associated occurrence details

This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality/wiki/INFERRED_DUPLICATE_RECORD

Representative Record
Record UUID	f78f805a-e661-43c0-92f0-31b7096aebf3
Data Resource	BRI AVH Data and Images
Raw Scientific Name	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens
Coordinates	-18.656886,133.959551
Related records
Record UUID	7cb3a0ab-e3c9-4076-b040-b710d0ce23b9
Data Resource	NSW AVH feed
Raw Scientific Name	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens K.L.Wilson
Coordinates	-18.65,133.95

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Davenport Murchison Ranges
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Ashburton Range
NRM Regions 2010	Northern Territory
NRM Regions 2017	Northern Territory
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Northern Territory
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Northern Territory
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Davenport Murchison Ranges
IBRA 7 Regions	Davenport Murchison Ranges
IBRA 7 Subregions	Ashburton Range
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 1	Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 2	VICTORIA RIVER-WISO
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Barkly
Indigenous Locations 2021	Elliott Surrounds - Outstations
Indigenous Regions 2021	Tennant Creek
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	Northern Northern Territory
Marine
States including coastal waters	Northern Territory (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	Northern Territory
Australian States and Territories	Northern Territory
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Lingiari
Electorates March 2025	Lingiari
Local Government Areas 2011	Barkly (S)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Tableland
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	BARKLY REGION
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	321
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	506
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF NT
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	BARKLY
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	BARKLY
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	NORTHERN TERRITORY - OUTBACK
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	LINGIARI
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	BARKLY
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	ELLIOTT SURROUNDS - OUTSTATIONS
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	TENNANT CREEK
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Very Remote Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	BARKLY
PSMA States (2016)	NORTHERN TERRITORY
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Barkly
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Barkly
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Rest of NT
Local Government Areas 2023	Barkly
Postal Areas 2021	0862
Remoteness Areas 2021	Very Remote Australia
States and Territories 2021	Northern Territory
Statistical Areas Level 2	Barkly
Statistical Areas Level 3	Barkly
Statistical Areas Level 4	Northern Territory - Outback
Tourism Regions 2021	Barkly
Vegetation
Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0	Non-Indigenous, Non forest
Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0	Non Forest
Forests of Australia 2018B	Non forest
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Private Freehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt woodlands
Vegetation types - present	Eucalyptus woodlands

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	383.0 frequency
Species Richness	173.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	435.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	8.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	0.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	7.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	119.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	208.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	35.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	304.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	22.7 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	15.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	26.3 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	26.2 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	27.7 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	10.8 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	19.7 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	14.3 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	19.9 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.52 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.52
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	38.5 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	31.0 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	30.6 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	450.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	12.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	2.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	12.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	109.83889 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	177.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	126.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	306.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	26.120832 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	26.499998 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	11.6 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	19.75 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	13.558332 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	19.75 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	51.163525 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	466.88745
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	38.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	30.949999 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	30.0 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	52.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.12
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.34
Elevation	300.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795631
	Family id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51763044
	Taxon concept ID		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2908013
	Order	Poales	Poales
	Infraspecific epithet	commiscens
	Taxon rank id		8000
	Species id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2888104
	Genus	Cyperus	Cyperus
	Left		548957
	Subspecies	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens	Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens
	Higher classification	Plantae \| Viridaeplantae \| Streptophyta \| Equisetopsida \| Magnoliidae \| Lilianae \| Poales \| Cyperaceae \| Cyperus \| betchei
	Scientific name authorship	K.L.Wilson	K.L.Wilson
	Taxon rank	Subspecies	subspecies
	Genus id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51763056
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name		Nutgrass
	Nomenclatural code	ICN
	Order id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51773658
	Right		548957
	Kingdom	Plantae	Plantae
	Specific epithet	betchei
	Class id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795630
	Phylum	Streptophyta	Charophyta
	Class	Equisetopsida	Equisetopsida
	Species		Cyperus betchei
	Subspecies id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2908013
	Family	Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae
	Kingdom id		https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51795632
Event	Year		1983
	End day of year		109
	Month		4
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		109
	Day		19
	Event date	1983-04-19	1983-04-19
Occurrence	Associated occurrences		7cb3a0ab-e3c9-4076-b040-b710d0ce23b9
	Duplication status		R
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	BRI AQ0446911
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2006-06-29 14:19:15	2006-06-29T14:19:15
	Record number	4709
	Collection code	Herbrecs
	Occurrence ID	urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0446911
	Preparations	Sheet
	Duplicate status		REPRESENTATIVE
	Institution code	BRI
	Recorded by	Wilson, K.L.
	Occurrence remarks	Culms and leaves bright green.
Attribution	Data resource		BRI AVH Data and Images
	Collection		Queensland Herbarium
	License		CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
	Data provider uid		dp36
	Data Resource ID	dr2287	dr2287
	Institution ID		in42
	Data partner		Australia's Virtual Herbarium
	Institution		Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
	Data hub uid	[dh2, dh9]
	Collection ID		co49
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Habitat	Frequent large tussocks in silty clay soil on short waterway in low open woodland. Also Lipocarpha micropcephala, Cyperus squarrosus, C. iria, C. pulchellus, Fimbristylis spp.
	Decimal latitude	-18.6568862561	-18.656886
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Locality	Stuart Hwy 16K NW of Banka Banka Post Office.	Stuart Hwy 16K NW of Banka Banka Post Office.
	Decimal longitude	133.9595506051	133.959551
	State province	Northern Territory	Northern Territory
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	2000	2000.0
	Lga	Barkly (S)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	AU	AU
	Georeference protocol	Hrb Convert
	Geodetic datum	GDA94	EPSG:4326

AVH

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium