National Vegetation Information System, Version 6.0
Executive Steering Committee for Australian Vegetation Information (ESCAVI)
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2003
ISBN 0 642 54953 2
Section Three (continued): List of NVIS Attributes
Descriptions of NVIS Attributes (continued)
| Attribute: TO01 - TAXON LIST ORIGIN CUSTODIAN |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To name the custodian of each taxon list used to supply species data to NVIS. |
| Requirement: |
QAQC |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LIST_ORIGIN_CUSTODIAN (was: TAXON_LIST_SOURCE) |
| Description: |
A short description of the originating institution or custodian of the taxon list.
The custodian should be an authority within the jurisdiction for supplying current species names. |
| Value: |
Character(2000). |
| Example: |
Queensland Herbarium |
| Comments: |
|
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TO02 - TAXON LIST ORIGIN STATE |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To name the state of origin of each taxon list used to supply species data to NVIS. |
| Requirement: |
QAQC |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LIST_ORIGIN_STATE |
| Description: |
The state of the source, from which the taxon list has been derived. |
| Value: |
Character(20) |
| Example: |
4 |
| Comments: |
May need two attributes. |
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
Look-up Table for: TAXON LIST ORIGIN STATE
| Code |
Explanation |
| 1 |
Australian Capital Territory |
| 2 |
New South Wales |
| 3 |
Northern Territory |
| 4 |
Queensland |
| 5 |
South Australia |
| 6 |
Tasmania |
| 7 |
Victoria |
| 8 |
Western Australia |
| Attribute: TO03 - TAXON LIST ORIGIN DETAILS |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To name the name and date of each taxon list used to supply species data to NVIS. |
| Requirement: |
QAQC |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LIST_ORIGIN_DETAILS |
| Description: |
The name and date of the source list from which the taxon list has been derived. |
| Value: |
Character(2000) |
| Example: |
Victorian Herbarium list, July 1999 |
| Comments: |
Any known limitations, errors, caveats or user instructions should be added in this' attribute. |
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL01 - TAXON LISTS SOURCE CODE |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
|
| Requirement: |
Optional |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_SOURCE_CODE |
| Description: |
The authority's (TAXON SOURCE) code for each taxon used for data entry. This attribute is based on the authority's coding system. |
| Value: |
Character(50). |
| Example: |
'eucatetr' represents Eucalyptus tetrodonta in a particular dataset or jurisdiction. |
| Comments: |
These codes will not be comparable between data sets or jurisdictions and are only used to provide a link to the TAXON SOURCE and TAXON SOURCE IDENTIFIER. |
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL02 - TAXON LISTS FAMILY |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To describe a family of a taxon in the master list of a jurisdiction. |
| Requirement: |
Recommended |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_FAMILY |
| Description: |
Recognised Family name as of time of entry into the database. The data custodian must use the latest taxonomic name for each species. |
| Value: |
Character(50). |
| Example: |
Myrtaceae |
| Comments: |
|
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL03 - TAXON LISTS GENUS |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To describe a genus of a taxon in the master list of a jurisdiction. |
| Requirement: |
Essential |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_GENUS |
| Description: |
Recognised Genus name as of time of entry into the database. The data custodian must use the currently-accepted taxonomic name for each species. |
| Value: |
Character(50). |
| Example: |
Eucalyptus |
| Comments: |
|
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL04 - TAXON LISTS SPECIES |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To describe the species epithet of a taxon in the master list of a jurisdiction. |
| Requirement: |
Essential |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_SPECIES |
| Description: |
Recognised Species name as of time of entry into the database. The data custodian must use the currently-accepted taxonomic name for each species. |
| Value: |
Character(50). |
| Example: |
tetrodonta |
| Comments: |
|
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL05 - TAXON LISTS AUTHOR |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To describe an author of a species binomial in the master list of a jurisdiction. |
| Requirement: |
Recommended |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_AUTHOR |
| Description: |
The author citation of the species in standard abbreviated form.
A valid author abbreviation for a species as described in HISPID (1993). |
| Value: |
Character(2000). |
| Example: |
Mueller, F.J.H. von |
| Comments: |
|
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL06 - TAXON LISTS INFRASPECIES RANK |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To describe the infraspecies rank of a taxon in the master list of a jurisdiction. |
| Requirement: |
Recommended |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_INFRA_SPECIES_RANK |
| Description: |
A field to indicate the lowest infraspecific rank for the species. This can be left blank if a species has no infraspecies. |
| Value: |
Character(50); This is a value set from an expandable lookup table. Initial values are set by the administrator, new values will be added as required, according to the guidelines in Appendix B. |
| Example: |
subsp. |
| Comments: |
The options: s. lat., s. str. and sp. aff. are conveniently stored in this attribute, but actually refer to the specific epithet (i.e. looking upwards in the taxonomic hierarchy) rather than to the infraspecies. |
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
Look-up Table for: TAXON LISTS INFRASPECIES RANK
| Code |
Explanation |
| subsp. |
subspecies - Taxon description is at the subspecies level. |
| var. |
variety - Taxon description is at the variety level. |
| cv. |
cultivar - Taxon description is at the cultivar level. |
| f. |
form - Taxon description is at the form level. |
| s. lat. |
sensu lato - The taxon description is at the species level refers to a wide interpretation of the species. |
| sp. aff. |
species with affinity to- The taxon description at the species level refers to an undescribed taxonomic entity that is similar to the described species. |
| subf. |
subform - Taxon description is at the subform level. |
| Attribute: TL07 - TAXON LISTS INFRASPECIES |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To describe an infraspecies (subspecies, variety, etc.) name of a taxon in the master list of a jurisdiction. |
| Requirement: |
Recommended |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_INFRA_SPECIES |
| Description: |
The name of lowest infraspecific rank for the species.
Do no enter this field if the INFRASPECIES RANK is not recorded. |
| Value: |
Character(50). |
| Example: |
leptophylla (in Boronia inornata subspecies leptophylla) |
| Comments: |
|
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL08 - TAXON LISTS INFRASPECIES AUTHOR |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
|
| Requirement: |
Recommended |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_INFRA_SP_AUTHOR |
| Description: |
The author citation of the recorded INFRASPECIES in standard abbreviated form.
A valid author abbreviation for an infraspecies as described in HISPID (1993). |
| Value: |
Character(2000). |
| Example: |
Bisby (1994) |
| Comments: |
|
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL09 - TAXON LISTS COMMON NAME |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To describe the common name of a taxon in the master list of a jurisdiction. |
| Requirement: |
Optional |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_COMMON_NAME |
| Description: |
The common name applied to the species or infraspecies. Useful for publishing and reporting. |
| Value: |
Character(2000). |
| Example: |
Sydney bluegum |
| Comments: |
The common name will only be applicable to this data set unless differences are resolved between data sets. |
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. |
| Attribute: TL10 - TAXON LISTS REFERENCE |
| Heading |
Details |
| Purpose: |
To provide further details of the primary reference describing the species. |
| Requirement: |
Optional |
| Database Field Name: |
TAXON_LISTS_REFERENCE |
| Description: |
The author citation of the recorded taxon (SPECIES and/or INFRASPECIES) in long form |
| Value: |
Character(2000); Where a secondary reference is present for a taxon, use a semi-colon delimiter after the primary reference and put the secondary reference after it, in this field. |
| Example: |
Jessop, J. P. (ed) (September 1993) A List of the Vascular Plants of South Australia. Edition IV. Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbarium, Adelaide. |
| Comments: |
This is more useful than the abbreviated author name, because it can be more-readily looked up. |
| Status: |
Implemented in the NVIS Oracle database. Where they exist, incorporate secondary references into this field. |
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