Hibiscus waimeae A. Heller var. hannerae O. Deg. & I. Deg., Fl. Hawaiiensis, fam. 221. Hibiscus waimeae. 1962.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. J. Lydgate s.n.. 1913. Kaua`i: Hanalei Dist., Kalihi Wai.
=Hibiscus waimeae subsp. hannerae

*Verification: Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, & S.H. Sohmer. 1989. Man. Fl. Pl. Hawai`i. 988pp..