Phyllostegia suaveolens H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 181. 1987.
Type information: Holotype
[BISH]. J. Davis 276. 15 April 1980. Hawai`i: Kilauea Forest Reserve, near fenceline of Meyer's Ranch.4300ft.
=Phyllostegia ambigua
*Verification: M. Strong, W.L. Wagner; Wagner, W.L. 1999. Novon 9:265-279.