Chamaesyce celastroides (Boiss.) Croizat & O. Deg. f. kahanana (Sherff) O. Deg. & I. Deg., Fl. Hawaiiensis, fam. 190. Euphorbiaceae. 1959. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands --Basionym
Type Information
Euphorbia celastroides Boiss. f. kahanana Sherff, Bot. Gaz. (Crawfordsville) 97: 596 1936.
O`ahu: W slope of Kahana Valley, sunny ridge. 26 February 1929. O. Degener and N. Krauss 8036.
Holotype [BISH]. Isotype(s) [F, NY [mfc!]].

Note: Discrepancies between BISH sheet, Sherff publication, and Koutnik as to where the holotype is. BISH sheet is considered holotype (ex herb. Degener) even though it is labeled "isotype." See Sherff's later citation in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 31 (1938) ("type, Degener; cotypes, Field, N. Y."). R.K. Shannon

=Euphorbia celastroides var. amplectens
*Verification: David Lorence.
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*Verification: David Lorence.