| Classification | Melastomataceae: Medinilla |
| Classification 1 | Melastomataceae: Catanthera |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00072470 |
| Type Status | Isotype |
| Collector | A. D. E. Elmer |
| Collector number | 21490 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sabah |
| Geography | Asia: Southeast Asia (Region): Malaysia: Malaysia Timor: Sabah: Tawau Division |
| Locality | Tawao |
| Date Collected | 1922-10-** |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ada9385f-f41c-4511-9514-dd08b4028e25 |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00072470 |
| Herbarium | A |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Type Status | Isotype |
| Isotype of | Medinilla tawaensis Merrill |
| Taxon Reference | (for Medinilla tawaensis Merrill) Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1929. 15: 225. |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Determination | Catanthera tawaensis (Merrill) Regalado |
| Determined by | J. C. Regalado |
| Determination Remarks | [current name] |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | Flower |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |