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Begonia nelumbiifolia
As recorded: Begonia nelumbiifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Inn, H.; St.John, H.H. Inn →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 20, 1943
- Locality
- Honolulu, Makiki Heights. Cultivated by Mrs. P.E. Spalding
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Doorenbos, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Begonia nelumbiifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-16.
2026-03-16
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-27
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Vulpes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-29
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Randy Huey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-31
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emily Christian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-23
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Begonia nelumbiifolia. BISH 42873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956698578. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42873.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956698578 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026