Cyanea grimesiana Gaudich.subsp. obatae (H. St. John) Lammers, Syst. Bot. 13: 502. 1988.
*Verification: T.G. Lammers.

Type Information
Basionym: Cyanea grimesiana Gaudich. var. obatae H. St. John, Phytologia 40: 97 1978.
O`ahu, Wai`anae Mts., Kalua`a Gulch, S gulch of S fork, 200 yd. beyond Firebreak Trail, Honouliuli, on cliff face. 2000 ft. 28 November 1965. Obata s.n..
Holotype [BISH]. Isotype(s) [BISH!].
*Verification: T.G. Lammers.
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