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</li><li><a href="#Taxon">Taxon</a><ul><li><a href="#taxonID">taxonID</a></li><li><a href="#parentTaxonID">parentTaxonID</a></li><li><a href="#scientificNameID">scientificNameID</a></li><li><a href="#parentScientificNameID">parentScientificNameID</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedNameUsageID">acceptedNameUsageID</a></li><li><a href="#parentNameUsageID">parentNameUsageID</a></li><li><a href="#originalNameUsageID">originalNameUsageID</a></li><li><a href="#nameAccordingToID">nameAccordingToID</a></li><li><a href="#namePublishedInID">namePublishedInID</a></li><li><a href="#taxonConceptID">taxonConceptID</a></li><li><a href="#parentTaxonConceptID">parentTaxonConceptID</a></li><li><a href="#scientificName">scientificName</a></li><li><a href="#taxonName">taxonName</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedTaxonName">acceptedTaxonName</a></li><li><a href="#originalTaxonName">originalTaxonName</a></li><li><a href="#taxonNameOrEpithet">taxonNameOrEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimTaxonName">verbatimTaxonName</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedScientificName">acceptedScientificName</a></li><li><a href="#originalScientificName">originalScientificName</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimScientificName">verbatimScientificName</a></li><li><a href="#scientificNameWithMorphospecies">scientificNameWithMorphospecies</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedNameUsage">acceptedNameUsage</a></li><li><a href="#parentNameUsage">parentNameUsage</a></li><li><a href="#originalNameUsage">originalNameUsage</a></li><li><a href="#nameAccordingTo">nameAccordingTo</a></li><li><a href="#namePublishedIn">namePublishedIn</a></li><li><a href="#namePublishedInYear">namePublishedInYear</a></li><li><a href="#higherClassification">higherClassification</a></li><li><a href="#kingdom">kingdom</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedKingdom">acceptedKingdom</a></li><li><a href="#originalKingdom">originalKingdom</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimKingdom">verbatimKingdom</a></li><li><a href="#phylum">phylum</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedPhylum">acceptedPhylum</a></li><li><a href="#originalPhylum">originalPhylum</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimPhylum">verbatimPhylum</a></li><li><a href="#class">class</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedClass">acceptedClass</a></li><li><a href="#originalClass">originalClass</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimClass">verbatimClass</a></li><li><a href="#order">order</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedOrder">acceptedOrder</a></li><li><a href="#originalOrder">originalOrder</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimOrder">verbatimOrder</a></li><li><a href="#family">family</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedFamily">acceptedFamily</a></li><li><a href="#originalFamily">originalFamily</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimFamily">verbatimFamily</a></li><li><a href="#genus">genus</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedGenus">acceptedGenus</a></li><li><a href="#originalGenus">originalGenus</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimGenus">verbatimGenus</a></li><li><a href="#subgenus">subgenus</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimSubgenus">verbatimSubgenus</a></li><li><a href="#specificEpithet">specificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedSpecificEpithet">acceptedSpecificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#originalSpecificEpithet">originalSpecificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimSpecificEpithet">verbatimSpecificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#infraspecificEpithet">infraspecificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedInfraspecificEpithet">acceptedInfraspecificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#originalInfraspecificEpithet">originalInfraspecificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimInfraspecificEpithet">verbatimInfraspecificEpithet</a></li><li><a href="#taxonRank">taxonRank</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedTaxonRank">acceptedTaxonRank</a></li><li><a href="#originalTaxonRank">originalTaxonRank</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimTaxonRank">verbatimTaxonRank</a></li><li><a href="#scientificNameAuthorship">scientificNameAuthorship</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedScientificNameAuthorship">acceptedScientificNameAuthorship</a></li><li><a href="#originalScientificNameAuthorship">originalScientificNameAuthorship</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimScientificNameAuthorship">verbatimScientificNameAuthorship</a></li><li><a href="#vernacularName">vernacularName</a></li><li><a href="#nomenclaturalCode">nomenclaturalCode</a></li><li><a href="#taxonomicStatus">taxonomicStatus</a></li><li><a href="#taxonIsCanonical">taxonIsCanonical</a></li><li><a href="#nomenclaturalStatus">nomenclaturalStatus</a></li><li><a href="#taxonRemarks">taxonRemarks</a></li></ul>

</li><li><a href="#TaxonConcept">TaxonConcept</a></li><li><a href="#TaxonObservation">TaxonObservation</a><ul><li><a href="#authorTaxonCode">authorTaxonCode</a></li></ul>

</li><li><a href="#Identification">Identification</a><ul><li><a href="#identificationID">identificationID</a></li><li><a href="#identifiedBy">identifiedBy</a></li><li><a href="#dateIdentified">dateIdentified</a></li><li><a href="#identificationReferences">identificationReferences</a></li><li><a href="#identificationVerificationStatus">identificationVerificationStatus</a></li><li><a href="#identificationRemarks">identificationRemarks</a></li><li><a href="#identificationQualifier">identificationQualifier</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedIdentificationQualifier">acceptedIdentificationQualifier</a></li><li><a href="#originalIdentificationQualifier">originalIdentificationQualifier</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimIdentificationQualifier">verbatimIdentificationQualifier</a></li><li><a href="#typeStatus">typeStatus</a></li></ul>

</li><li><a href="#ResourceRelationship">ResourceRelationship</a><ul><li><a href="#resourceRelationshipID">resourceRelationshipID</a></li><li><a href="#resourceID">resourceID</a></li><li><a href="#relatedResourceID">relatedResourceID</a></li><li><a href="#relationshipOfResource">relationshipOfResource</a></li><li><a href="#relationshipAccordingTo">relationshipAccordingTo</a></li><li><a href="#relationshipEstablishedDate">relationshipEstablishedDate</a></li><li><a href="#relationshipRemarks">relationshipRemarks</a></li></ul>

</li><li><a href="#MeasurementOrFact">MeasurementOrFact</a><ul><li><a href="#measurementID">measurementID</a></li><li><a href="#measurementType">measurementType</a></li><li><a href="#measurementValue">measurementValue</a></li><li><a href="#measurementAccuracy">measurementAccuracy</a></li><li><a href="#measurementUnit">measurementUnit</a></li><li><a href="#measurementDeterminedDate">measurementDeterminedDate</a></li><li><a href="#measurementDeterminedBy">measurementDeterminedBy</a></li><li><a href="#measurementMethod">measurementMethod</a></li><li><a href="#measurementRemarks">measurementRemarks</a></li></ul>

</li><li><a href="#Uncategorized">Uncategorized</a><ul><li><a href="#yearCollected">yearCollected</a></li><li><a href="#monthCollected">monthCollected</a></li><li><a href="#dayCollected">dayCollected</a></li><li><a href="#yearIdentified">yearIdentified</a></li><li><a href="#monthIdentified">monthIdentified</a></li><li><a href="#dayIdentified">dayIdentified</a></li><li><a href="#longitude_DMS">longitude_DMS</a></li><li><a href="#latitude_DMS">latitude_DMS</a></li><li><a href="#dateCollected">dateCollected</a></li><li><a href="#accordingTo">accordingTo</a></li><li><a href="#forma">forma</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedForma">acceptedForma</a></li><li><a href="#originalForma">originalForma</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimForma">verbatimForma</a></li><li><a href="#variety">variety</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedVariety">acceptedVariety</a></li><li><a href="#originalVariety">originalVariety</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimVariety">verbatimVariety</a></li><li><a href="#cultivar">cultivar</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedCultivar">acceptedCultivar</a></li><li><a href="#originalCultivar">originalCultivar</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimCultivar">verbatimCultivar</a></li><li><a href="#subspecies">subspecies</a></li><li><a href="#acceptedSubspecies">acceptedSubspecies</a></li><li><a href="#originalSubspecies">originalSubspecies</a></li><li><a href="#verbatimSubspecies">verbatimSubspecies</a></li><li><a href="#projectName">projectName</a></li><li><a href="#locationName">locationName</a></li><li><a href="#parentPlotName">parentPlotName</a></li><li><a href="#plotNotes">plotNotes</a></li><li><a href="#plotArea_m2">plotArea_m2</a></li><li><a href="#slopeAspect">slopeAspect</a></li><li><a href="#slopeGradient">slopeGradient</a></li><li><a href="#landform">landform</a></li><li><a href="#subplotX">subplotX</a></li><li><a href="#subplotY">subplotY</a></li><li><a href="#projectID">projectID</a></li><li><a href="#temperature">temperature</a></li><li><a href="#communityID">communityID</a></li><li><a href="#communityName">communityName</a></li><li><a href="#aggregateOccurrenceID">aggregateOccurrenceID</a></li><li><a href="#height_ft">height_ft</a></li><li><a href="#height_m">height_m</a></li><li><a href="#organismX_m">organismX_m</a></li><li><a href="#organismY_m">organismY_m</a></li><li><a href="#phosphorus_fraction">phosphorus_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#phosphorus_percent">phosphorus_percent</a></li><li><a href="#potassium_fraction">potassium_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#potassium_percent">potassium_percent</a></li><li><a href="#magnesium_fraction">magnesium_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#magnesium_percent">magnesium_percent</a></li><li><a href="#nitrogen_fraction">nitrogen_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#nitrogen_percent">nitrogen_percent</a></li><li><a href="#ph">ph</a></li><li><a href="#coverPercent">coverPercent</a></li><li><a href="#growthForm">growthForm</a></li><li><a href="#authorStemCode">authorStemCode</a></li><li><a href="#minSlopeAspect">minSlopeAspect</a></li><li><a href="#maxSlopeAspect">maxSlopeAspect</a></li><li><a href="#minSlopeGradient">minSlopeGradient</a></li><li><a href="#maxSlopeGradient">maxSlopeGradient</a></li><li><a href="#projectStartDate">projectStartDate</a></li><li><a href="#projectEndDate">projectEndDate</a></li><li><a href="#referenceType">referenceType</a></li><li><a href="#organic_fraction">organic_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#organic_percent">organic_percent</a></li><li><a href="#texture">texture</a></li><li><a href="#sand_fraction">sand_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#sand_percent">sand_percent</a></li><li><a href="#silt_fraction">silt_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#silt_percent">silt_percent</a></li><li><a href="#clay_fraction">clay_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#clay_percent">clay_percent</a></li><li><a href="#cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg">cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg</a></li><li><a href="#baseSaturation_fraction">baseSaturation_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#baseSaturation_percent">baseSaturation_percent</a></li><li><a href="#stemCount">stemCount</a></li><li><a href="#matchedTaxonFit_fraction">matchedTaxonFit_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#matchedFamilyFit_fraction">matchedFamilyFit_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#matchedGenusFit_fraction">matchedGenusFit_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#matchedSpeciesFit_fraction">matchedSpeciesFit_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#taxonOccurrenceID">taxonOccurrenceID</a></li><li><a href="#precipitation">precipitation</a></li><li><a href="#observationMeasure">observationMeasure</a></li><li><a href="#plotArea_ha">plotArea_ha</a></li><li><a href="#censusNumber">censusNumber</a></li><li><a href="#subplot">subplot</a></li><li><a href="#tag">tag</a></li><li><a href="#voucherType">voucherType</a></li><li><a href="#morphospecies">morphospecies</a></li><li><a href="#intercept_cm">intercept_cm</a></li><li><a href="#intercept_m">intercept_m</a></li><li><a href="#heightFirstBranch">heightFirstBranch</a></li><li><a href="#diameterBreastHeight_cm">diameterBreastHeight_cm</a></li><li><a href="#diameterBreastHeight_in">diameterBreastHeight_in</a></li><li><a href="#diameterBreastHeight_m">diameterBreastHeight_m</a></li><li><a href="#basalDiameter">basalDiameter</a></li><li><a href="#canopyForm">canopyForm</a></li><li><a href="#canopyPosition">canopyPosition</a></li><li><a href="#lianaInfestation">lianaInfestation</a></li><li><a href="#carbon_fraction">carbon_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#carbon_percent">carbon_percent</a></li><li><a href="#calcium_fraction">calcium_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#calcium_percent">calcium_percent</a></li><li><a href="#sodium_fraction">sodium_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#sodium_percent">sodium_percent</a></li><li><a href="#acidity_fraction">acidity_fraction</a></li><li><a href="#acidity_percent">acidity_percent</a></li><li><a href="#conductivity">conductivity</a></li><li><a href="#stemID">stemID</a></li><li><a href="#diameterBreastHeightGentry">diameterBreastHeightGentry</a></li><li><a href="#stemNotes">stemNotes</a></li><li><a href="#datasource">datasource</a></li><li><a href="#observationType">observationType</a></li><li><a href="#higherPlantGroup">higherPlantGroup</a></li><li><a href="#latLongDomainValid">latLongDomainValid</a></li><li><a href="#latLongDomainInvalid">latLongDomainInvalid</a></li><li><a href="#geovalid">geovalid</a></li><li><a href="#individualCount_1cm_or_more">individualCount_1cm_or_more</a></li><li><a href="#individualCount_2_5cm_or_more">individualCount_2_5cm_or_more</a></li><li><a href="#individualCount_10cm_or_more">individualCount_10cm_or_more</a></li><li><a href="#oldGrowth">oldGrowth</a></li><li><a href="#latLongInCountry">latLongInCountry</a></li><li><a href="#distanceToCountry_km">distanceToCountry_km</a></li><li><a href="#distanceToCountry_m">distanceToCountry_m</a></li><li><a href="#latLongInStateProvince">latLongInStateProvince</a></li><li><a href="#distanceToStateProvince_km">distanceToStateProvince_km</a></li><li><a href="#distanceToStateProvince_m">distanceToStateProvince_m</a></li><li><a href="#latLongInCounty">latLongInCounty</a></li><li><a href="#isNewWorld">isNewWorld</a></li><li><a href="#threatened">threatened</a></li><li><a href="#speciesBinomial">speciesBinomial</a></li><li><a href="#OMIT">OMIT</a></li><li><a href="#PRIVATE">PRIVATE</a></li><li><a href="#UNUSED">UNUSED</a></li></ul>

<h2 ><a href="#authorTaxonCode" class="wiki-page">authorTaxonCode</a><a href="#authorTaxonCode" class="wiki-anchor">&para;</a></h2>

	<a name="Identification"></a>

	<p style="padding-left:2em;"><strong>Synonyms:</strong> <a href="http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/pub/Vegetation/WebHome/VegX_Schema_1.5.3_proposed.zip#/veg.xsd#/individualOrganismObservations/individualOrganismObservation" class="external">VegX:individualOrganismObservation</a> (also organismObservation)<br /><strong>Related:</strong> <a href="#Individual" class="wiki-page">Individual</a></p>

	<a name="Stem"></a>

<h1 ><a href="#Stem" class="wiki-page">Stem</a><a href="#Stem" class="wiki-anchor">&para;</a></h1>