| Classification | Melastomataceae: Astronidium |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00071874 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Collector | L. J. Brass |
| Collector number | 12695 |
| Country | Indonesia |
| State | Papua |
| Geography | Asia: Southeast Asia (Region): Indonesia: Papua |
| Locality | 18 km. southwest of Bernhard Camp, Idenburg River, mossy-forest in gullies, 2150 m |
| Date Collected | 1939-02-** |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/662b10ec-c8fb-4feb-85ef-f355332e80d4 |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00071874 |
| Herbarium | A |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Holotype of | Astronidium novo-guineense Merrill & L. M. Perry |
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] |
| Taxon Reference | (for Astronidium novo-guineense Merrill & L. M. Perry) J. Arnold Arbor. 1943. 24: 435. |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | Flower |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |