| Classification | Melastomataceae: Desmoscelis | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00072195 | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Collector | H. F. Pittier | 
| Collector number | 10578 | 
| Country | Venezuela | 
| State | Zulia | 
| Geography | South America: South America (Region) (Region): Venezuela: Zulia | 
| Locality | Vicinity of Mene Grande, low savannas | 
| Date Collected | 1922-10-28 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bbd4375d-da8f-4e48-a56a-60cbef76d86d | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00072195 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Isotype of | Desmoscelis mollis Pittier | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Desmoscelis mollis Pittier) J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 1923. 13: 387. | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |