Delissea superba (Cham.) H. St. John var. velutina (Rock) H. St. John, Phytologia 63: 89. 1987.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands --Basionym Type Information Cyanea superba (Cham.) A. Gray var. velutina Rock, Monogr. Stud. Haw. Lobelioid. 157 1919.
O`ahu: [gulches on the eastern slope of Mt. Ka`ala]. March 1870. W. Hillebrand s.n..
Lectotype
[MEL]. Lectotypified in Lammers. Taxon 43: 565. 1994.