| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Cypripedioideae (also placed in Cypripediaceae) |
| Tribe | Cypripedieae |
| Subtribe | Paphiopedilinae |
| Scientific name | Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindley) Stein |
| Synonyms | Cordula purpurata (Lindley) Rolfe; Cypripedium purpuratum Lindley; Cypripedium sinicum Hance ex Reichenbach f.; Menephora bicolor Rafinesque; Paphiopedilum aestivum Z.J. Liu & J. Yong Zhang; Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindley) Stein var. hainanense F.Y. Liu & Perner; Paphiopedilum sinicum (Hance ex Reichenbach f.) Stein |
| Common name | (Chinese common name) zi wen dou lan (紫紋兜蘭) |
| Distribution | China, Vietnam |
| Reference | Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein |
| Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindley) Stein | |
| Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein | |
| Paphiopedilum purpuratum [Lindley] Stein 1894 | |
| Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein | |
| Paphiopedilum purpuratum (Lindl.) Stein |
| December 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| January 2010 at Mochidzuki Orchid Nursery |