Begonia hirtella
Brazilian Begonia
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25
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1899
First collected
2023
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Begonia hirtella, most mentions first.
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 · 1 page
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2014
New plant records for 2012Oppenheimer, H. & Bustamente, K.M. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2013: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2004
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2003. Part II. NotesEvenhuis, N.L. & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2003
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2003: NotesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2003
Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu stream estuary studyEnglund, R.A., D.J. Preston & K.T. Arakaki · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2000
Survey of invasive or potentially invasive cultivated plants in Hawai‘iStaples, G.W., D. Herbst & C.T. Imada · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
6 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1899 by Dihm, H. (Reise nach Java, Sumatra und Japan 1899-1900 dupl. rev. Rijksherbarium Leiden 1982).
From the collection
Alive today
561 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