| Classification | Melastomataceae: Astronia | 
| Classification 1 | Melastomataceae: Astronidium | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00071858 | 
| Type Status | Syntype | 
| Collector | R. Kanehira | 
| Collector number | 503 | 
| Country | Palau | 
| Geography | Oceania: Polynesia (Region): Palau | 
| Locality | Aimiyon | 
| Date Collected | 1929-08-** | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/7a89dc2e-d6ba-4a48-8157-07ee485c1698 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00071858 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Type Status | Syntype | 
| Syntype of | Astronia palauensis Kanehira | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Astronia palauensis Kanehira) Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 1931. 45: 337. | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Determination | Astronidium palauense (Kanehira) Markgraf | 
| Determined by | J. F. Maxwell | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |