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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Kepler, A.K.
- Collector number
- 90-91
- Date
- April 7, 1990
- Locality
- Christmas Is., near Joe's Hill, SE peninsula
- Island
- Caroline Atoll
- Region
- Kiribati
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 7, 1990, Kepler, A.K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,180 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 794356. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425580. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/794356.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956425580 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
