Cyanea crispihirta E. Wimm. , in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 276c. (Heft 108): 823. 1968.
Type information:
Holotype [W]. O. Degener 7870. 18 June 1929. Hawai`i: wet jungle between Glenwood and 29 Miles. Isotype(s) [A!, B!, G!, MASS!, MO!, NY!, US!, W!].

Note: Epithet published as "crispsohirta." Degener also distributed specimens of C. hirtella collected on Kaua`i, 25 June 1926, under this number (RKS).

=Cyanea copelandii subsp. copelandii
Note: Epithet published as "crispsohirta." Degener also distributed specimens of C. hirtella collected on Kaua`i, 25 June 1926, under this number (RKS).

*Verification: T.G. Lammers.