Stenogyne alakaiensis H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 159. 1987.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. R. Gustafson 1061. 26 November 1978. Kaua`i: Hanalei Dist., Alaka`i Swamp, adjacent to the Wainiha Valley; lat/long: 22° 7' N, 159° 34' W. Isotype(s) [LAM?].

Note: St. John annotated the sheet taken as holotype as an isotype, apparently in error. Ask Gustafson about possibility of LAM isotype.

=Stenogyne purpurea
Note: St. John annotated the sheet taken as holotype as an isotype, apparently in error. Ask Gustafson about possibility of LAM isotype.

*Verification: Wagner, W.L. & S.G. Weller. 1991. Pacific Sci. 45:50-54.