Cyrtandra terna H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 472. 1987.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. F.R. Warshauer 2854. 21 July 1980. Maui: Kîpahulu Valley, U.S.F.W. Service Forest Bird Survey Transect 17, Sta. 34.1420m.

Note: A portion of the holotype is in the BISH spirit collection. The pressed specimen of this collection could not be located and was not returned by St. John to the main BISH collection.

=Cyrtandra spathulata
Note: A portion of the holotype is in the BISH spirit collection. The pressed specimen of this collection could not be located and was not returned by St. John to the main BISH collection.

*Verification: None.