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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24812
- Date
- April 27, 1952
- Locality
- Makaiwa Gulch, Honouliuli, S end of Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 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 April 27, 1952, St.John, H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,166 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

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)

2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 612077. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/612077.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447299 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
