Pelea clusiaefolia A. Gray var. cuneata H. St. John & E.P. Hume, in St. John, Lloydia 7: 265. 1944. Type information: Holotype [BISH]. J. F. Rock 13037. August 1917. Hawai`i: Kilauea, Kipukapuaulu. Isotype(s) [BISH!].