| Classification | Lythraceae: Cuphea | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00068415 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | C. A. Purpus | 
| Collector number | 5711 | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Puebla | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Puebla | 
| Locality | Tehuacan | 
| Date Collected | 1911-09-** | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/24ec3f12-56b5-4580-82a3-a31c461e1c92 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00068415 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Lythraceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Cuphea purpurascens Bacigalupi | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Cuphea purpurascens Bacigalupi) Contr. Gray Herb. 1931. n.s. 95: 23. | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |