
Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25471
- Date
- December 28, 1954
- Locality
- North Kona Distr., Kaupulehu, 1.5 mi northeast of Huehue Ranch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 28, 1954, St.John, H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,165 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

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)

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 714588. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956464924. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/714588.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956464924 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
