| Classification | Asteraceae: Vernonia | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00013636 | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Collector | E. L. Ekman | 
| Collector number | 5508 | 
| Country | Cuba | 
| State | Oriente | 
| Geography | North America: Caribbean (Region): Cuba: Oriente | 
| Locality | Sierra Maestra, Pico Turquimo | 
| Date Collected | 1915-04-18 | 
| Elevation | 2040 m | 
| Habitat | In thickets on the very top | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4247eb74-c48e-43df-9c2e-fc22de6e328e | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00013636 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Previous ownership | Ex Herb. Brasil. Regnell. Musei bot. Stockholm | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Isotype of | Vernonia praestans Ekman & Urban | 
| Verified by | D. E. Boufford (A) | 
| Date Determined | 1981 | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Vernonia praestans Ekman & Urban) Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1929. 26: 101. | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Vernonia purpurata Gleason | 
| Determined by | S. C. Keeley (GA) | 
| Date Determined | 1977 | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Annotation Text | Examined in a revisionary study; Isotype Vernonia praestans Ekm. et Urb. | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Vernonia praestans Ekman & Urban | 
| Determined by | E. L. Ekman | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Annotation Text | Typus | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | NotDetermined | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |