Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 1080
- Date
- January 7, 1956
- Locality
- Growing only in and near in village; often cult. for orn. and ceremony. n.v. 'keo'
- Island
- Mejit Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Identified by
- Stone, B.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1956, Stone, B.C. also collected 5 other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,180 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 17502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956262531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/17502.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956262531 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026