Melicope obovata (H. St. John) T. G. Hartley & B. C. Stone , Taxon 38: 121. 1989.
*Verification: R.K. Shannon.

Type Information
Basionym: Pelea obovata H. St. John , Lloydia 7: 272 1944.
s.d.. Lydgate 109.
Holotype [B].
Note: Judging from the photo at BISH, the holoytpe is a mixed collection with a Hillebrand collection from Makawao.
*Verification: R.K. Shannon, W.L. Wagner.
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