Melicope adscendens (H. St. John & E. P. Hume) T. G. Hartley & B. C. Stone , Taxon 38: 120. 1989.
*Verification: R.K. Shannon.

Type Information
Basionym: Pelea adscendens H. St. John & E. P. Hume , in St. John, Lloydia 7: 274 1944.
Maui, East Maui, S slope of Haleakala, Auwahi [Auahi]. 24 March 1920. Forbes 2100.M.
Holotype [BISH]. Isotype(s) [BISH! [2], US!].
Note: RKS examined specimens at BISH
*Verification: R.K. Shannon.
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