| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe | Laeliinae |
| Scientific name | Cattleya purpurata Beer |
| Synonyms | Amalia purpurea Heynhold; Bletia casperiana Reichenbach f.; Bletia purpurata Reichenbach f.; Brasilaelia purpurata (Lindley & Paxton) Campacci; Cattleya brysiana Lemaire; Cattleya casperiana Reichenbach f.; Hadrolaelia purpurata ( Lindley & Paxton ) Chiron & V. P. Castro; Laelia casperiana Reichenbach f.; Laelia purpurata Lindley; Laelia russelliana B. S. Williams; Laelia wyattiana Reichenbach f.; Sophronitis purpurata (Lindley & Paxton) C. Berg & M. W. Chase |
| Distribution | Brazil |
| Reference | Laelia purpurata Lindley 1852-3 |
| Brasilaelia purpurata (Lindley & Paxton) Campacci |
| March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |