| Name | Andropogon purpureus Stapf |
| Authorship | Stapf |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Andropogon Linnaeus |
| Citation | 29 Jan 1919 Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.]. 9(2): 236 |
| Holdings | 3 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Andropogon purpureus Stapf |
| Identification made in | [no date] (3) |