Phyllostegia rubescens H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 181. 1987.
Type information: Holotype
[BISH]. J. Davis 685. 9 February 1982. Hawai`i: Hilo Forest Reserve, Laupahoehoe section, W of Kilau Stream.2750ft.
=Phyllostegia macrophylla
*Verification: M. Strong, W.L. Wagner; Wagner, W.L. 1999. Novon 9:265-279.