Gouldia ovata (Wawra) Skottsb. var. punaula (Fosberg) O. Deg. & I. Deg., Phytologia 7: 466. 1961.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands --Basionym Type Information Gouldia terminalis (Hook. & Arn.) Hillebr. f. punaula Fosberg, Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 147: 53 1937.
Moloka`i: ridge W of Punaula Valley, wooded ridge. 1900 ft. 28 December 1932. H. St. John and F.R. Fosberg 12797.
Holotype
[BISH]. Isotype(s)
[BISH! [3], US!].
=Kadua affinis
*Verification: R.K. Shannon, W.L. Wagner.
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Note: Also published superfluously by Degener & I. Degener, 1967, Phytologia 14: 214 and 1967, Phytologia 15: 51 (the latter with spelling change to "punaulana").