
Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24845
- Date
- October 26, 1952
- Locality
- Maakua-Papali ridge, Kaipapa Forest Reserve, Hauula, Koolau Range
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 198 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 26, 1952, St.John, H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,170 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-30
Diamond Head Rd + 18th Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Kauaʻi, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) drfaces, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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)
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Cite this specimen
Sida fallax. BISH 714904. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645209. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/714904.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645209 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
