| taxonID | 76NX7 |
| parentNameUsageID | 8W287 |
| scientificNameID | xqJISp6ZiItT6t6wM8Y2q0 |
| datasetID | 2232 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| taxonRank | species |
| scientificName | Pentas purpurea Oliv. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Oliv. |
| genericName | Pentas |
| specificEpithet | purpurea |
| namePublishedIn | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 83 (1873) |
| nomenclaturalCode | ICN |
| references | Trop. Africa https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:760298-1 |
| Child | Pentas purpurea subsp. mechowiana (K.Schum.) Verdc. subspecies accepted Pentas purpurea subsp. purpurea subspecies accepted |
| DataSource | Catalogue of Life 2025-06-13 |