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Begonia coccinea
Scarlet Begonia
As recorded: Begonia coccinea Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Pillay, S.
- Collector number
- 12124
- Date
- July 5, 1960
- Locality
- Naitasiri, PAS Koronivia
- Island
- Viti Levu
- Region
- Naitasiri Province, Fiji
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1960, Pillay, S. also collected 1 other specimen.
Begonia coccinea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Nova Friburgo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
no rights reserved
2026-02-25
Lumiar, Nova Friburgo - RJ, Brasil
(c) Igor Camacho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-19
Shiqiu Rd Ln 169, Renai District, Keelung City, TW
(c) lillian2961, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-19
Shiqiu Rd Ln 169, Renai District, Keelung City, TW
(c) Steve Wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-29
台灣臺北
(c) Hong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-04
Unnamed Rd, 238, 樹林區新北市台灣 238
(c) 傻子, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Begonia coccinea. BISH 14693. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350855. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/14693.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350855 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026