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Sida rhombifolia
Cuban jute
As recorded: Sida rhombifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Martz, K.K. Martz →Forest Starr →
- Collector number
- 990514-2
- Date
- May 14, 1999
- Locality
- Sand Island, sector 28, near citrus grove
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.2167, -177.4333
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 14, 1999, Starr, F.; Martz, K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Sida rhombifolia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-03.

2026-08-03
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-22
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sida rhombifolia. BISH 659812. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956381539. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/659812.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956381539 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
