Lepidocupania samoensis (Christoph.) Buerki, Callm., Munzinger & Lowry, comb. nov.

≡ Cupaniopsis samoensis Christoph. in Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 14: 154. 1938.

Holotypus: SAMOA: Savai`i, above Matavanu, 14.VIII.1931, Christophersen & Hume 2045 (BISH [BISH1004933] image seen; iso-: A [A00050711] image seen, BISH [BISH1004931, BISH1004932] images seen, K [K000701626]!, P [P00639282]!, UC [UC1352449] image seen, US [US00094201] image seen).

Distribution and ecology. – Lepidocupania samoensis is endemic to the two main islands of Samoa, Savai`i and Upolu, where it grows in primary evergreen forests between 650 to 1350 m (ADEMA, 1991).