| Classification | Solanaceae: Athenaea |
| Classification 1 | Solanaceae: Witheringia |
| Classification 2 | Solanaceae: Brachistus |
| Classification 3 | Solanaceae: Witheringia |
| Classification 4 | Solanaceae: Athenaea |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00057708 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Collector | E. W. Nelson |
| Collector number | 3395 |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Chiapas |
| Locality | Between Tourbala and El Salto, 1500-4500 ft. |
| Date Collected | 1895-10-29 |
| Elevation | 457 - 1371 m |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/967fd8a4-0e65-4a5c-863d-3d528d85cb5c |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00057708 |
| Herbarium | GH |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Determination | Athenaea nelsonii Fernald |
| Determination Remarks | [is label name] |
| Annotation Text | n. sp. |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Determination | Witheringia nelsonii (Fernald) Hunziker |
| Determined by | A. T. Hunziker |
| Date Determined | 1962 |
| Annotation Text | nov. comb. |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Determination | Brachistus nelsonii (Fernald) W. G. D'Arcy, J. L. Gentry & J. E. Averett |
| Determined by | W. G. D'Arcy (MO) |
| Date Determined | 1991 |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Determination | Brachistus nelsonii (Fernald) W. G. D'Arcy, J. L. Gentry & J. E. Averett |
| Determined by | M. S. Peña (CONN) |
| Date Determined | 1998 |
| Determination Remarks | [is Current name] |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Determination | Witheringia nelsonii (Fernald) Hunziker |
| Determined by | J. C. Montero (MEXU) |
| Date Determined | 2001-02-** |
| Determination Remarks | [is Current name] |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Holotype of | Athenaea nelsonii Fernald |
| Taxon Reference | (for Athenaea nelsonii Fernald) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1900. 35: 567. |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | FlowerAndFruit |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |
| Item Remarks | Fragments sent to Berlin Museum Jan. 1902 |
