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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- 12464
- Date
- May 31, 1954
- Locality
- Kalama Valley, on divide at East Peak
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 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 May 31, 1954, Doty, M.S. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,165 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 497035. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956462573. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497035.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956462573 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
