Stenogyne kaalae Wawra var. obatae H. St. John, Phytologia 63: 163. 1987.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands --Basionym Type Information
Note: Not validly published under ICBN Art. 37.3 (1994). St. John merely cited "Oahu I., J. Obata," which is not sufficient to indicate a single element. No specimen annotated with this name could be located at BISH. Disposition based on description.