Clermontia macrocarpa Gaudich. var. hawaiiensis Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 241. 1888. Type information: Lectotype [BISH]. W. Hillebrand s.n.. Hawai`i: Hilo and Kilauea. Lectotypified in Lammers. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 32: 80. 1991.