Phyllostegia obatae H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 178. 1987.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. J. Obata , D. Palmer and E. Funk 354. 19 March 1978. O`ahu: Wai`anae Range, subgulch of Kalua`a Gulch, N of the central ridge.1900ft. Isotype(s) [BISH! [5]].
=Phyllostegia mollis

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