Lobelia gaudichaudii A. DC. var. koolauensis Hosaka & Fosberg, Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 14(1): 4. 1938.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. E.Y. Hosaka and F.R. Fosberg 1915. 31 May 1937. O`ahu: Ko`olau Range, divide between head of Kawainui and Kaipapa`u gulches, open windswept sloping bog.2600ft. Isotype(s) [BISH! [6], US!, W!].
=Lobelia koolauensis

*Verification: T.G. Lammers.