| Classification | Asclepiadaceae: Metastelma | 
| Barcode(s) | 00076535 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | A. B. Ghiesbreght | 
| Collector number | 664 | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Chiapas | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Chiapas | 
| Date Collected | 1864 - 1870 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bfc24654-8ef7-4574-b4ab-630ee3e86547 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00076535 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Asclepiadaceae | 
| Type Status |  Holotype | 
| Holotype of |  Metastelma chiapense A. Gray | 
| Determination Remarks | [S. Liede & U. Meve incorrectly cite the Field Museum (F) Isotype as the Holotype in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 91: 43. 2004] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Metastelma chiapense A. Gray) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1886. 21: 397. | 
| Family | Asclepiadaceae | 
| Determination |  Metastelma arizonicum subsp. chiapense (A. Gray) Liede & Meve | 
| Determination Remarks |  [current name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |