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Sida rhombifolia
Cuban jute
As recorded: Sida rhombifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 946
- Date
- August 16, 1953
- Locality
- Koloa district, Weliweli, Poipu beach road between Nukumoi & Makahuena point, near "body surfing beach"
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 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 August 16, 1953, Chock, A.K. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sida rhombifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 163 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) americanlady, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Kahului Airport, Kahului, HI, US
(c) mekushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-09
Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-19
Ala Aolani St, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) ephramz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida rhombifolia. BISH 57909. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674228. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57909.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674228 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026