Pelea kilaueaensis H. St. John , Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 95: 139. 1982.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. G. Clarke and H. Hoshide 169. 16 August 1978. Hawai`i: Puna, Kipukapuaulu, closed mixed forest.
=Melicope hawaiensis

*Verification: None.