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Sida rhombifolia
Cuban jute
As recorded: Sida rhombifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 165
- Date
- July 27, 1966
- Locality
- Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 2.5 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway; or about 100 meters (NE) uphill from 4000 ft. elevation sign at right side of road; or about 1 mile past Kipuka Puaulu. (plot 20)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
Sida rhombifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 163 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) americanlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI, US
(c) mekushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-09
Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-19
Ala Aolani St, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida rhombifolia. BISH 20691. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20691.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303070 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
