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Scleria polycarpa
As recorded: Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Yen, D.E.
- Collector number
- X70
- Date
- August 1, 1969
- Locality
- River Vainifao
- Island
- Futuna Island
- Region
- Wallis & Futuna
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1969, Yen, D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acalypha grandis
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Acalypha grandis
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Acalypha grandis
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Aidia racemosa
Botany
Aidia racemosa
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Aleurites moluccanus
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Alyxia bracteolosa
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Artocarpus altilis
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Bikkia tetrandra
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Bischofia javanica
Botany
Blechnopsis orientalis
Botany
Calophyllum inophyllum
Botany
Cananga odorata
Botany
Canavalia rosea
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Cassytha filiformis
Botany
Cerbera manghas
Botany
Cestrum diurnum
Botany
Coleus amboinicus
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Coleus amboinicus
Botany
Colubrina asiatica
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Colubrina asiatica
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Commersonia bartramia
Botany
Commersonia bartramia
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Cyrtandra futunae
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Scleria polycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. 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 34785. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956415547. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/34785.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956415547 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026