Cyrtandra vulsa H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 483. 1987. Type information: Holotype [BISH]. C.N. Forbes 996.H. 29 June 1915. Hawai`i: Palakea fence line [16 km north of Kîlauea]. Isotype(s) [BISH!]. =Cyrtandra lysiosepala