Pelea waialealae Wawra , Flora 56: 108. 1873.
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Holotype
[W]. H. Wawra 2170. 1869- 1870. Kaua`i: Wai`ale`ale plateau.1585m.
Pelea waialealae Wawra var. latior H. St. John & E.P. Hume, in St. John, Lloydia 7: 267. 1944.
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Holotype
[BISH]. H. St. John 10776. 27 December 1930. Kaua`i: NW end of Alaka`i Swamp, Napali Kona Forest Reserve.3500 to 4000ft. Isotype(s)
[US].
Pelea waialealae Wawra var. pubescens Skottsb., Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 383. 1944.
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Holotype
[GB]. L.M. Cranwell , O.H. Selling and F. Skottsberg 2946. 8 August 1938. Kaua`i: Alaka`i Swamp between Lehuamakanoe and Kilohana.1200m. Isotype(s)
[BISH].
=Melicope waialealae