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Begonia
Begonias
As recorded: Begonia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.; Purell, M.Melora Purell →George W. Staples III →
- Collector number
- 1284
- Date
- February 15, 2007
- Locality
- South Hilo distr., Hilo, Walmart garden center, 325 Makaala St.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 15, 2007, Staples, G.W.; Purell, M. also collected 12 other specimens.
Begonia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 684 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. BISH 727228. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956423114. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/727228.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956423114 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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