Phyllostegia brevidens A. Gray var. heterodoxa Sherff, Amer. J. Bot. 21: 700. 1934.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. J. F. Rock 10014. 15 January 1912. Hawai`i: Ka`u, Na`alehu, along Hilea Trail.1600 to 3000ft. Isotype(s) [F, BISH! [2]].

Note: Locality and date from field notes.

=Phyllostegia ambigua
Note: Locality and date from field notes.

*Verification: Wagner, W.L. 1999. Novon 9:265-279.