
Sida pusilla
As recorded: Sida samoensis Rech.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Weiner, M.A.
- Collector number
- MW-73-F-243
- Date
- February 8, 1973
- Locality
- Nacula Village.
- Island
- Nacula
- Region
- Yasawa, Fiji
- Identified by
- Smith, A.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 8, 1973, Weiner, M.A. also collected 5 other specimens.
Sida pusilla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-18.

2026-07-18
Bare Sand Island (Woolbechik), Bynoe Harbour, NT, AU
(c) Katrina D, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-06
Hikutavake, Niue
(c) Quentin Paynter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-10
Browse Island Nature Reserve, Western Australia, WA, AU
(c) Russell Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-04
British Indian Ocean Territory
no rights reserved

2022-06-29
Diego Garcia, IO
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-26
British Indian Ocean Territory
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida pusilla. BISH 448413. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956537119. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/448413.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956537119 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
