
Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 600
- Date
- January 31, 1927
- Locality
- ridge above Makaha Valley
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 January 31, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,171 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2026-10-29
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Makaela K., 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 497084. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956232877. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497084.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956232877 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
