Pelea hosakae H. St. John , Lloydia 7: 266. 1944. Type information: Holotype [BISH]. E.Y. Hosaka 1006. 6 May 1933. O`ahu: Ko`olau Mts., Waipi`o, Kipapa Gulch, moist gully.1700ft. Isotype(s) [BISH!].