Delissea nelsonii (H. St. John) H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 86. 1987.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands --Basionym Type Information Cyanea nelsonii H. St. John , Pacific Sci. 30: 37 1976.
Hawai`i: [Mauna Loa, above Kealakekua Bay]. 26-29 January 1779. D. Nelson s.n..
Holotype
[BM].
Note: Locality information derived from St. John, Pacific Sci. 30: 1-5. 1976.