Pelea elliptica (A. Gray) Hillebr. var. mauiensis H. St. John, Lloydia 7: 274. 1944.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands --Basionym Type Information
Note: Not validly published, St. John was providing a name for Pelea elliptica var. beta of Hillebrand (Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 69), but provided no Latin diagnosis.