Phyllostegia polyantha H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 180. 1987.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. G. Clarke 574. 26 February 1981. Hawai`i: Kulani project land S of Mauna Loa Boys' School, moist gully, open to scattered Metrosideros forest with open Cibotium understory.5700ft.
=Phyllostegia brevidens

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