
Begonia
Begonias
Photo: (c) Lily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lily (iNaturalist)
103
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1920
First collected
2022
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Begonia, most mentions first.
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 8 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 6 pages
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2002
Index to the Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for the years 1994 through 2000Evenhuis, N.L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2000
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2000: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2019
New Hawaiian plant records for 2018Oppenheimer, H. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2018
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2018: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2013
Identification of invasive plant species on U.S. Army lands on O`ahuImada, C.T., Frolich, D. & Lau, A. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
39 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1920 by Phengklai, C.; et al. (Nakhon Nayok).
From the collection
Alive today
684 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

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)

2026-09-23
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Fieffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
