Type Information
Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. , in de Candolle, Prodr. 13: 316 1849.
1817- 1820. Guadichaud-Beaupré s.n..
Holotype [P].
*Verification: None.
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Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. reflexa Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 371 1888.
Moloka`i, Pali of Kalaupapa. Hillebrand s.n..
Holotype [B].

Note: Holotype: presumably destroyed, fragment BISH! Should look for isotypes.
*Verification: R.K. Shannon.
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Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. rotundata Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 371 1888.
O`ahu, Wai`anae or Cape Ka`ena. 1850- 1871. Hillebrand s.n..
Holotype [B].

Note: Holotype presumably destroyed.
*Verification: None.
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Achyranthes splendens Mart. ex Moq. var. rotundata Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 371 1888.
O`ahu, Ka`ena Point. 0 m. 4 April 1958. Bishop s.n..
Neotype [BISH]. Neotypified in H. St. John. Pacific Sci. 33: 347. 1979.

Note: Neotype could not be located in BISH collection. A search for authentic Hillebrand material should be made.
*Verification: None.
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