Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. , in de Candolle, Prodr. 13: 316. 1849.
Type information:
Holotype [P]. C. Guadichaud-Beaupré s.n.. 1817- 1820.
=Achyranthes splendens var. splendens

*Verification: None.

Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. reflexa Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 371. 1888.
Type information:
Holotype [B]. W. Hillebrand s.n.. Moloka`i: Pali of Kalaupapa.

Note: Holotype: presumably destroyed, fragment BISH! Should look for isotypes.

=Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata
Note: Holotype: presumably destroyed, fragment BISH! Should look for isotypes.

*Verification: R.K. Shannon.

Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. rotundata Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 371. 1888.
Type information:
Holotype [B]. W. Hillebrand s.n.. 1850- 1871. O`ahu: Wai`anae or Cape Ka`ena.

Note: Holotype presumably destroyed.

=Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata
Note: Holotype presumably destroyed.

*Verification: None.

Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. rotundata Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 371. 1888.
Type information:
Neotype [BISH]. B. Bishop s.n.. 4 April 1958. O`ahu: Ka`ena Point.0m.
Neotypified in H. St. John. Pacific Sci. 33: 347. 1979.

Note: Neotype could not be located in BISH collection. A search for authentic Hillebrand material should be made.

=Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata
Note: Neotype could not be located in BISH collection. A search for authentic Hillebrand material should be made.

*Verification: None.