| Classification | Melastomataceae: Astronia |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00387563 |
| Type Status | Isotype |
| Collector | R. D. Hoogland & R. Pullen |
| Collector number | 5941 |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| State | Western Highlands |
| Geography | Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Western Highlands |
| Locality | near Wankl village on mountain slope ca 5 km SE of Mount Hagen station |
| Date Collected | 1956-08-17 |
| Elevation | 2150 m |
| Verbatim Elevation | ca. 2150 m (7200 feet) |
| Habitat | in tall foerst on mountain slope |
| Vernacular Name | Komdomp (Hagen: Togoba) |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b2c26b94-1daf-4dd1-974a-bdbfc83a6e1d |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00387563 |
| Herbarium | A |
| Previous ownership | Comm. ex Herb. Austral. C.S.I.R.O., Canberra |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Type Status | Isotype |
| Isotype of | Astronia squamosa J. F. Maxwell |
| Verified by | Kittredge, Walter Tobey |
| Date Determined | 2013 |
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] [current name] |
| Annotation Text | Holotype: (US) |
| Taxon Reference | (for Astronia squamosa J. F. Maxwell) Blumea 1990. 35: 102. |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Determination | Astronia sp. |
| Determination Remarks | [label name] |
| Phenology | Flower |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |
