Scleria polycarpa
As recorded: Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Kanehira, R.
- Collector number
- 1141
- Date
- August 1, 1930
- Locality
- Yap
- Island
- Yap
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1930, Kanehira, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Buchanania engleriana
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Callicarpa micrantha
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Celtis paniculata
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Cephalomanes singaporianum
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Commersonia bartramia
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Cynometra ramiflora
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Dioscorea pentaphylla
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Diospyros ferrea
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Drypetes carolinensis
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Eleocharis ochrostachys
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Eugenia reinwardtiana
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Fuirena umbellata
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Garcinia quadrilocularis
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Gonocarpus chinensis
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Meryta senfftiana
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Mussaenda philippica
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Myrtella bennigseniana
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Paratrophis pendulina
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Planchonella obovata
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Psychotria arbuscula
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Salacia chinensis
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Tarenna sambucina
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Timonius albus
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Scleria polycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 111738. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350286. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111738.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350286 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026