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Sida fallax

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BISH 612139Botany

Sida fallax

yellow ʻilima

As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 25133
Date: December 20, 1953
Locality: Puu o Pipika, Palaau, Apana 2
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 114 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 ›

Collected the same day

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

Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,165 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Sida fallax observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Sida fallax observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Sida fallax observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA

no rights reserved

Sida fallax observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Waianae, HI 96792, USA

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

Sida fallax observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Hawaii, US

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

Sida fallax observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sida fallax. BISH 612139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956647361. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/612139.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956647361 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026