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Sida fallax

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BISH 612136Botany

Sida fallax

yellow ʻilima

As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 25142
Date: December 20, 1953
Locality: Western edge of Kawela
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0747, -156.9805 ± 2,103 m
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type: Preserved specimen

1,323 Bishop specimens of Sida fallax · collected 1825–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 20, 1953, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Sida fallax observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-23.

Sida fallax observed 2026-05-23

2026-05-23

Lanai City, HI 96763, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-02-10

2026-02-10

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Madeleine W, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-02-10

2026-02-10

Lanai City, HI 96763, USA

(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2026-02-10

2026-02-10

Lanai City, HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2025-04-15

2025-04-15

Hawaii, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sida fallax observed 2025-04-15

2025-04-15

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 612136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/612136.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956583071 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026