| Name | Calanthe purpurea Lindley |
| Authorship | Lindley |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Calanthe R. Brown |
| Citation | 1830-1840[1833]. (May 1833) Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 249 |
| Holdings | 2 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Calanthe purpurea Lindley |
| Identification made in | [no date] (2) |