Stenogyne leptophylla (Sherff) H. St. John var. retrorsa H. St. John, Phytologia 63: 164. 1987.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. J. F. Rock 5744. September 1909. Kaua`i: central plateau, back of Kaholuamanu forest.4200ft. Isotype(s) [BISH!, US!].
=Stenogyne purpurea

*Verification: Wagner, W.L. & S.G. Weller. 1991. Pacific Sci. 45:50-54.