Scleria polycarpa
As recorded: Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Garber, D.W.
- Collector number
- 874
- Date
- December 17, 1924
- Locality
- ca one third of the way up on the Vaitia-Leloaloa trail (Vaitia side)
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 17, 1924, Garber, D.W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Alternanthera sessilis
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Alyxia bracteolosa
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Angiopteris evecta
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Antrophyum callifolium
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Antrophyum plantagineum
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Asplenium cuneatum
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Asplenium cuneatum
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Asplenium falcatum
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Asplenium falcatum
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Asplenium falcatum
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Barringtonia samoensis
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Barringtonia samoensis
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Barringtonia samoensis
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Barringtonia samoensis
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Boerhavia diffusa
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Centotheca lappacea
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Crepidomanes intermedium
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Crepidomanes intermedium
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Davallia heterophylla
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Derris trifoliata
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Diplazium proliferum
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Eumachia forsteriana
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Euphorbia atoto
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Scleria polycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.
2026-05-09
RT 2, Agat, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
RT 2, Agat, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
RT 2, Agat, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-21
Guam, 66010
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-26
Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-09
Guam, 66010
(c) Danilo Lüdke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Scleria polycarpa. BISH 111692. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424509. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111692.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424509 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026