| Classification | Melastomataceae: Ernestia |
| Barcode(s) | 00072276 |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Collector | R. E. Schultes & I. Cabrera |
| Collector number | 19176 |
| Country | Colombia |
| State | Vaupés |
| Geography | South America: South America (Region) (Region): Colombia: Vaupés |
| Locality | Río Karurú, tributary of Río Vaupés, Mesa de Yambí, savannah Goo-ran-hoo-dá, 950-1000 feet |
| Date Collected | 1953-04-15 - 1953-04-16 |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/48d648b5-3b7b-4500-ae15-ce00f99487d5 |
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00072276 |
| Herbarium | GH |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Holotype of | Ernestia karuruana Wurdack |
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] |
| Taxon Reference | (for Ernestia karuruana Wurdack) Phytologia 1966. 13: 68. |
| Sex | not determined |
| Phenology | Flower |
| Preparation Type | Sheet |
| Preparation Method | Pressed |