Rauvolfia helleri Sherff , Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 329. 1947.
Type information:
Holotype [NY]. A.A. Heller 2582. 17 July 1895. Kaua`i: on the ridge W of the Hanapepe River. Isotype(s) [A, BISH!, GH, F!, NY].

Note: Collection 2582, pro parte. Another collection distributed under Heller 2582 was made 22 August (US!), and is not a type. Probable isotypes (cited by Sherff): P, NY sheets not in mfc index.

=Rauvolfia sandwicensis
Note: Collection 2582, pro parte. Another collection distributed under Heller 2582 was made 22 August (US!), and is not a type. Probable isotypes (cited by Sherff): P, NY sheets not in mfc index.

*Verification: Wagner, W.L. & R.K. Shannon. 1999. Brittonia 51:422-438.