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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 606.Mo
- Date
- March 24, 1915
- Locality
- Moomomi
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1966, -157.1535 ± 2,594 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Sida fallax observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-29.

2026-06-29
Maunaloa, HI 96770, USA
no rights reserved

2026-01-06
Awawa Rd, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) jschweiker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-10
Molokaʻi, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) dryrunner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-10
Maunaloa, HI 96770, USA
(c) jushii808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 611971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/611971.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275124 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
