Pelea pluvialis H. St. John , Lloydia 7: 266. 1944.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. J. F. Rock 5040. 20 September 1909. Kaua`i: Wai`ale`ale. Isotype(s) [A [2], BISH! [3]].

Note: Collection date was erroneously published as 20 September 1910; all the specimen labels at BISH say 20 September 1910 or 1909, but according to Rock's collection book this collection was made on 23 September 1909. RKS examined the specimens at BISH

=Melicope kavaiensis
Note: Collection date was erroneously published as 20 September 1910; all the specimen labels at BISH say 20 September 1910 or 1909, but according to Rock's collection book this collection was made on 23 September 1909. RKS examined the specimens at BISH

*Verification: R.K. Shannon.