Species having 'purpurea' as epithet name:
- Albizia purpurea Syn. for: Albizia glaberrima
- Amaryllis purpurea Syn. for: Cyrtanthus elatus
- Crucianella purpurea Syn. for: Galium aparine
- Digitalis purpurea
- Echinacea purpurea
- Eugenia purpurea Syn. for: Syzygium malaccense
- Fagus purpurea Syn. for: Fagus sylvatica
- Ipomoea purpurea
- Ixora purpurea Syn. for: Ixora coccinea
- Jambosa purpurea Syn. for: Syzygium malaccense
- Meibomia purpurea Syn. for: Desmodium tortuosum
- Monarda purpurea Syn. for: Monarda fistulosa
- Oxalis purpurea
- Sarracenia purpurea
- Setcreasea purpurea Syn. for: Tradescantia pallida
- Spondias purpurea
- Tephrosia purpurea
- Uvaria purpurea Syn. for: Uvaria grandiflora