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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Obata, J.K.
- Collector number
- 76-399
- Date
- June 20, 1976
- Locality
- Waianae Range, Makaleha Gulch about 62 meters before reaching the junction of the ridges joining the main Duponte Trail ridge, about 31 meters from the ridge top on extreme west facing sub-ridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. 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 612007. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512493. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/612007.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512493 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
