Cladium nukuhivense F. Br. , Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 84: 111. 1931. Type information: Holotype [BISH]. F. Brown and E.D. Brown 479A. 15 July 1921. Nuku Hiva: Tovii.1000m. Isotype(s) [BISH]. =Machaerina nukuhivensis