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Begonia hirtella
bearded begonia
As recorded: Begonia hirtella Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, L.; Levine, R.L.M. Hume →R. Levine →
- Collector number
- 427
- Date
- October 15, 1989
- Locality
- Kawaihau, c.0.5 miles above Hoopii Falls
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 152 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Begonia hirtella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 561 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Rainbow Dr, Hilo, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-05
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Begonia hirtella. BISH 571981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462719. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571981.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462719 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026