Columnea purpurata Hanst. in Linnaea 34(4): 386–387. 1865 sec. Villaseñor & al. 2010
- =Columnea viridis C.V. Morton in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 38. 1944 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Alloplectus viridis (C.V. Morton) D.N. Gibson in Phytologia 23(4): 335. 1972 syn. sec. Villaseñor & al. 2010