Pelea tomentosa H. St. John & E. P. Hume , in St. John, Lloydia 7: 274. 1944. Type information: Holotype [BISH]. G.C. Munro 391. 12 February 1915. Maui: `Ulupalakua, Auhi [Auwahi]. Isotype(s) [BISH!].