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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 13, 1909
- Locality
- Iao Valley
- Island
- Maui
- 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 March 13, 1909, Lyon, H.L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,167 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

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

2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, 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 57860. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956371055. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57860.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956371055 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
