Scleria polycarpa
As recorded: Scleria polycarpa Boeckeler
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- McClatchey, W.C.
- Collector number
- 222
- Date
- November 5, 1991
- Locality
- Sol Maja
- Island
- Rotuma
- Region
- Fiji
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 5, 1991, McClatchey, W.C. also collected 11 other specimens.
Scleria polycarpa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. 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 638054. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347839. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/638054.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347839 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026