Pelea brighamii H. St. John , Lloydia 7: 271. 1944.
Type information:
Holotype
[BISH]. H. Mann and W.T. Brigham 377. 1864- 1865. Maui: East Maui, woods above Makawao. Isotype(s)
[CU, MO!, US!].
Note: As "brighami". Mann & Brigham 377 was cited by Hillebrand (under P. cinerea) as "M. & B. 371," undoubtedly an error, since Mann & Brigham 371 is a specimen of Lipochaeta from the "sandy isthmus of Maui." RKS examined specimens at BISH, MO.
=Melicope hawaiensis
Note: As "brighami". Mann & Brigham 377 was cited by Hillebrand (under P. cinerea) as "M. & B. 371," undoubtedly an error, since Mann & Brigham 371 is a specimen of Lipochaeta from the "sandy isthmus of Maui." RKS examined specimens at BISH, MO.
*Verification: R.K. Shannon.