Larnax purpurea S. Leiva (1996: 16)

Lectotype (designated here):— PERU. Cajamarca: San Ignacio: ruta San Ignacio – El Chaupe, 1510 m, 3 January 1995, S. Leiva, P. Lezama & P. Chuna 1560 (CORD 00004049! , isolectotypes: F 2177617!, HUT 031931!, MO 05077371!, NY 00076787!).

The selected lectotype is a branch with some buds, three flowers, two immature fruits and one mature fruit (Fig. 17 A), whereas the other specimens lack mature flowers or mature fruits. Moreover, the glabrous calyx, the mucronate anthers and the globose berry are diagnostic traits (Fig. 17 B–E) in L. purpurea S. Leiva (1996: 16), clearly visible in the specimen at CORD.