Occurrence record: Spirit:70000.208
Specimen
of
Sphaeropteris atrox
recorded on 1999-03-20
Dataset
| Data resource | Cyatheaceae |
| Institution code |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Supplied institution code "K" |
| Collection code |
Spirit
Supplied collection code "Spirit" |
| Catalogue number | 70000.208 |
| Occurrence ID | http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/70000.208 |
| Basis of record | Preserved specimen |
| Identified by | Johns, R. |
| Collector | Edwards, P.J. |
| Collector number | 4218 |
| License | other |
| Modified | 2005-06-02 Supplied as 2005-06-02 13:00:38.727000 |
| Occurrence status | present |
| Abcd identification qualifier | Not provided |
Event
| Occurrence date |
1999-03-20
Supplied date "1999-03-20 00:00:00.0000000" |
| Date precision | Day |
| Event remarks | Small tree-fern with trunk 35cm tall and 18cm diam., perched on the edge of a huge (6m diam. by 3m tall) boulder, rooting in a thick jacket of bryophytes and subshrubs. 10 living fronds present, plus the drooping remains of 3 old and dead fronds. Stipe (under the indumentum) light olive-green to pale yellow ochre, snapping off cleanly at the base when frond pushed down more than 30°. Pinnae leathery, olive-green and matt on both surfaces, all raised above the plane of the rachis at approx.100° to each other (see SKETCH). See measurements of fronds taken by R.J.Johns. Much larger (to 5m) ones nearby in grassland, appearing to be the same species. HERB ONLY (3 sets only). |
Taxonomy
| Higher classification | Cyatheaceae |
| Scientific name |
Sphaeropteris atrox
Supplied scientific name "Cyathea atrox" |
| Taxon rank | species |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Genus |
Sphaeropteris
Supplied as "Cyathea" |
| Species | Sphaeropteris atrox |
| Taxonomic issue | No issues |
| Name match metric |
Exact match
The supplied name matched the name exactly. |
| Name parse type | SCIENTIFIC |
| Scientific name authorship | C.Chr. |
Geospatial
| Country | Indonesia |
| Locality | Mount Jaya, Papua. Mimika Regency, PT-Freeport Indonesia Concession Area: North Canyon, to the E of Bakopa Valley; adjacent to a small fast-flowing stream with rainfall/flow rate equipement. Helicopter access only. |
| Habitat | Shallow high elevation valley. Subalpine scrub (mostly Coprosma) and tussocky grassland, with several large boulders and few tree ferns. |
| Latitude | 3.98333333333333 |
| Longitude | 137.133333333333 |
| Geodetic datum | EPSG:4326 |
| Minimum elevation in meters | 3600.0 |
| Coordinate precision | Unknown |
| Georeference protocol | label |
| Country code | ID |
