| Name | Microstylis purpurea S. Watson |
| Authorship | S. Watson |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Microstylis |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:160659-2 |
| Citation | 1883 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 195 |
| Holdings | 3 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Microstylis purpurea S. Watson |
| Identification made in | 1990 (1), 1997 (1), 2006 (1) |