Stenogyne purpurea H. Mann var. forbesii Sherff, Amer. J. Bot. 21: 701. 1934.
Type information:
Holotype [BISH]. Brodie s.n.. 1909. Kaua`i: s.l.. Isotype(s) [US].

Note: The specimen at BISH annotated by Sherff as the type has no label information. The label is one of J. F. Rock's blank labels. US sheet not found, 7/97 (RKS); Sherff did not cite a US sheet.

=Stenogyne purpurea
Note: The specimen at BISH annotated by Sherff as the type has no label information. The label is one of J. F. Rock's blank labels. US sheet not found, 7/97 (RKS); Sherff did not cite a US sheet.

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