Rhus semialata Murr. var. sandwicensis Engl., in de Candolle, Monogr. phan. 4: 380. 1883.
Type information:
Lectotype [G-DC]. H. Mann and W.T. Brigham 412. s.d.. Maui: West Maui, s.l..

Note: Var. sandwicensis Engler apparently was made without the knowledge that Gray had described this entity as a species with the same name. The Mann & Brigham specimen is a good choice as lectotype.

=Rhus sandwicensis
Note: Var. sandwicensis Engler apparently was made without the knowledge that Gray had described this entity as a species with the same name. The Mann & Brigham specimen is a good choice as lectotype.

*Verification: None.