Scleria polycarpa
As recorded: Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, A.C.
- Collector number
- 6438
- Date
- October 29, 1947
- Locality
- Southern slopes of Mt. Numbuiloa, east of Lambasa
- Island
- Vanua Levu
- Region
- Mathuata, Fiji
- Elevation
- 425 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 29, 1947, Smith, A.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abrodictyum dentatum
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Acalypha insulana
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Acalypha repanda
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Acalypha repanda
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Acalypha repanda
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Actinostachys melanesica
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Agatea violaris
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Agathis macrophylla
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Alphitonia franguloides
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Alstonia costata
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Alyxia bracteolosa
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Alyxia stellata
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Alyxia stellata
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Amaroria soulameoides
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Anacolosa lutea
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Antidesma elassophyllum
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Asplenium falcatum
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Balanops pedicellata
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Bulbophyllum rostriceps
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Calophyllum neoebudicum
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Calyptothecium philippinense
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Canarium vitiense
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Canarium vitiense
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Carruthersia scandens
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Scleria polycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. 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 111778. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956377422. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111778.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956377422 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026