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Begonia foliosa
As recorded: Begonia foliosa Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 12996
- Date
- August 1, 1917
- Locality
- Kilauea Volcano
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Doorenbos, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1917, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Begonia foliosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-01.
2026-06-01
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) Bridget McCall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-27
Waialua, HI, US
(c) Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad Koch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-28
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-28
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jack Buchanan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Begonia foliosa. BISH 42875. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316294. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42875.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956316294 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026