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Begonia minor

Jamaica wood sorrel

Introduced to Hawaiʻi

Photo: (c) François Rousseu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by François Rousseu (iNaturalist)

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Bishop specimens

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Type specimens

1932

First collected

1990

Last collected

2026

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

Two centuries of collecting

1930s1990s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1932 by Judd Jr., A.F.; Bryan Jr., E.H.; Neal, M.C. (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1990; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as June 18, 2026.

From the collection

Begonia minor, 46859Begonia minor, 505348Begonia minor, 571715Begonia minor, 502346

Alive today

6 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.