Occurrence record: Spirit:70000.172
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 | 70000.172 |
| Occurrence ID | http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/70000.172 |
| Basis of record | Preserved specimen |
| Identified by | Johns, R. |
| Collector | Edwards, P.J. |
| Collector number | 4215 |
| License | other |
| Modified | 2005-06-01 Supplied as 2005-06-01 15:13:33.277000 |
| 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 | Isolated tree-fern growing in open tussocky grassland, the next individual 10m away, few others in the vicinity. Caudex erect, c.2m tall and cm diam. 7 fronds in a neat rosette at trunk apex, each raised at c.25° to the horizontal. Stipes snap cleanlyfrom the caudex with a 30° or more downward pull. Lamina texture hard and leathery, bullate, dark green and glossy adaxially. 6 FRONDS COLLECTED: Frond A- in 4 pieces, Frond B- in 5 pieces, Frond C- in 6 pieces, Frond Dand Ein 4 pieces, Frond F;- in 5 pieces. THE FRONDS MEASURED AND DESCRIBED BY R.J.JOHNS:- these data attached. HERB (incl. a trunk section), SPIRIT (trunk sections). |
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: Equidistant between the two Fairy Lakes, adjacent to the flow-rate recording station on a small fast-flowing stream. |
| Habitat | Shallow valley at high elevation with subalpine tussocky grassland and small peaty areas with low herbs only. A few tree ferns on the valley slopes, then open forest c. 8 m high. |
| Latitude | 3.96666666666667 |
| Longitude | 136.983333333333 |
| Geodetic datum | EPSG:4326 |
| Minimum elevation in meters | 3300.0 |
| Coordinate precision | Unknown |
| Georeference protocol | label |
| Country code | ID |
