Stenogyne purpurea H. Mann var. leptophylla Sherff, Bot. Gaz. (Crawfordsville) 96: 142. 1934.
Type information:
Holotype [GH]. J. F. Rock 8863. 21 October 1911. Kaua`i: higher plateau, Keaku stream. Isotype(s) [BISH! [5]].

Note: One of the BISH sheets is labeled "probable isotype" (it has not collection number).

=Stenogyne purpurea
Note: One of the BISH sheets is labeled "probable isotype" (it has not collection number).

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