Stenogyne fusca H. St. John , Phytologia 63: 162. 1987.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. F.R. Warshauer and P.H. McEldowney 3131. 20 January 1981. Hawai`i: North Hilo Dist., E slopes of Mauna Kea, adjacent to Pu`u Kaaliaii, dry mamane woodland with a mixed grass-native shrub understory.8020ft.
=Stenogyne rugosa

*Verification: M. Strong, S.G. Weller.