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Sida fallax
yellow ʻilima
As recorded: Sida fallax Walp.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, E.P.
- Collector number
- 25
- Date
- November 22, 1930
- Locality
- Kalihi
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 22, 1930, Hume, E.P. also collected 14 other specimens.
Sida fallax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 92015. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148933. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/92015.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148933 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
