Cyrtandra ternaria H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 475. 1987.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. F.R. Warshauer 2423. 15 July 1979. Moloka`i: below Pepeopae Bog, U. S. F. W. Forest Bird Survey, Transect 1 [actually Transect 3, Sta. 8].1140m.

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 hawaiensis
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.