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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 8060
- Date
- November 27, 1978
- Locality
- Puu Koae Island
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 27, 1978, Higashino, P.K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,168 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30
Diamond Head Rd + 18th Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Kauaʻi, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) drfaces, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) amy_flowerhunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 425521. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374034. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/425521.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374034 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
