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Begonia reniformis
As recorded: Begonia vitifolia Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Begoniaceae
- Collected by
- Staples, G.W.; Walsh, M.George W. Staples III →M.E. Walsh →
- Collector number
- 1295
- Date
- February 22, 2007
- Locality
- South Kona distr., between mile marker 100 and 101, roadside across from old cemetery
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.3749, -155.8760
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 22, 2007, Staples, G.W.; Walsh, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Begonia reniformis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2007. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-10.

2025-12-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-28
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-21
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) pvandyke3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Begonia reniformis. BISH 727239. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956202146. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/727239.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956202146 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
