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Begonia fusca
As recorded: Begonia fusca Liebm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, L.; Flynn, T.Timothy Flynn →L.M. Hume →
- Collector number
- 478
- Date
- February 16, 1990
- Locality
- Kalaheo: Garden of Kukuiolono Golf Course
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Doorenbos, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1990, Hume, L.; Flynn, T. also collected 9 other specimens.
Begonia fusca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-27.

2024-09-27
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-09-27
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-05-25
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-09
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-22
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Begonia fusca. BISH 571714. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674502. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571714.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674502 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
