Pelea rotundifolia A. Gray , Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 50. 1853.
Type information:
Holotype
[US]. U. S. Expl. Exped. s.n.. 1840. O`ahu: mountains behind Honolulu.
Pelea rotundifolia A. Gray f. ternata B. C. Stone, Occas. Pap. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 23(10): 160. 1966.
Type information:
Holotype
[BISH]. B.C. Stone 3905. August 1959. O`ahu: Ko`olau Mts., Punalu`u, Castle Trail.