Pelea waipioensis H. St. John , Lloydia 7: 267. 1944. Type information: Holotype [BISH]. E.Y. Hosaka 1270. 10 February 1935. O`ahu: Ko`olau Mts, Waipio, Kipapa Gulch, wet slope.2200ft. Isotype(s) [BISH! [2]].