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BISH 624930Botany

Begonia

Begonias

As recorded: Begonia L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.; Johns, R.J.R.J. Johns →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
Collector number: 4275
Date: November 3, 1988
Locality: Uwa River; between Braham and Bundi settlements
Island: New Guinea
Region: Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation: 595 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

103 Bishop specimens of Begonia · collected 1920–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 3, 1988, Takeuchi, W.N.; Johns, R.J. also collected 22 other specimens.

Begonia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25,482 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Begonia observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Begonia observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Nova Friburgo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Begonia observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Zárate, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

(c) Ezequiel Racker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Begonia observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Machico, Portugal

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Begonia observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Alajuela Province, Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica

(c) Alfred Neubert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Begonia observed 2026-10-25

2026-10-25

Santa Tecla, El Salvador

(c) Nathaly Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Begonia. BISH 624930. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/624930.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956250899 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026