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Begonia foliosa
As recorded: Begonia elegans Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Elmer, A.D.E.
- Collector number
- 13672
- Date
- September 1, 1912
- Locality
- Mt. Urdaneta
- Island
- Mindanao
- Region
- Agusan Province, Philippines
- Elevation
- 1,295 m
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1912, Elmer, A.D.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Begonia foliosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 338 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.

2026-10-08
4X58+93W, Cuenca, Ecuador
(c) Kabir Montesinos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-02
Reserva ProAves Hormiguero de Torcoroma
(c) Fundacion ProAves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Reserva ProAves Hormiguero de Torcoroma
(c) Fundacion ProAves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia
(c) David W K Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-20
Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia
(c) David W K Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-18
Retiro, Antioquia, Colombia
(c) David W K Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Begonia foliosa. BISH 501073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956484877. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/501073.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956484877 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
