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Sida fallax
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Pearsall, G.A.
- Collector number
- 54
- Date
- December 29, 1955
- Locality
- Ukumehame District, Maalaea
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1955, Pearsall, G.A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,168 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.

2026-10-30
Diamond Head Rd + 18th Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, 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)

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
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 612009. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530014. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/612009.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530014 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
