Clermontia epiphytica H. St. John , Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 15(2): 21. 1939.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. H. St. John and E.Y. Hosaka 10566. 14 September 1930. O`ahu: Ko`olau Mts., Waipi`o, Waikakalaua Gulch, wooded valley.1200ft. Isotype(s) [BISH! [2], UC!, US!].

Note: Hosaka is not listed as a collector on label of US isotype.

=Clermontia persicifolia
Note: Hosaka is not listed as a collector on label of US isotype.

*Verification: Lammers, T.G. 1991. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 32:1-97.