| Classification | Elaeocarpaceae: Elaeocarpus | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00135485 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | L. J. Brass | 
| Collector number | 4102 | 
| Country | Papua New Guinea | 
| State | Central | 
| Geography | Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Central | 
| Locality | Mount Tafa, mossy forest, 2300 m | 
| Date Collected | 1933-05-27 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1692b3a6-fd84-4bce-aa79-04eb9d8427ac | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00135485 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Family | Elaeocarpaceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Elaeocarpus tafaensis A. C. Smith | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Elaeocarpus tafaensis A. C. Smith) J. Arnold Arbor. 1944. 25: 249. | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |