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Begonia cucullata
Wax begonia
As recorded: Begonia cucullata Willd.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.
- Collector number
- 1556
- Date
- October 23, 1985
- Locality
- Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Sherman Laboratory
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Doorenbos, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 23, 1985, Lau, J. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Begonia cucullata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 65 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.
2026-06-04
Kamuela
(c) hasonnature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Tony Iwane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) khein2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-08
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Addie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-05
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-27
Woodlawn Dr + Opp Seaview Rise, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Begonia cucullata. BISH 498307. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498307.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956496554 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026