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Sida fallax

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BISH 497115Botany

Sida fallax

As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 25150
Date: December 20, 1953
Locality: 1/2 mile southwest of Koalii, Halawa
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1492, -156.7319 ± 378 m
Elevation: 61 m
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

1,323 Bishop specimens of Sida fallax · collected 1825–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 20, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Sida fallax observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 80 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-01.

Sida fallax observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Kapalua, HI 96761, USA

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-06-17

2026-06-17

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Kyle M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-06-02

2026-06-02

Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US

(c) littlemongoose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-05-19

2026-05-19

Lahaina, HI, US

(c) gibygreg-ct, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sida fallax. BISH 497115. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956646017. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/497115.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956646017 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026