Scleria polycarpa
As recorded: Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W3456
- Date
- June 8, 1976
- Locality
- behind the village of Ofu
- Island
- Ofu
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 8, 1976, Whistler, W.A. also collected 6 other specimens.
Scleria polycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1976. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Scleria polycarpa. BISH 430452. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956302056. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430452.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956302056 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026