| Classification | Melastomataceae: Astronia | 
| Classification 1 | Melastomataceae: Astronidium | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00071861 | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Collector | R. Kanehira | 
| Collector number | 796 | 
| Country | Micronesia, Federated States of | 
| State | Pohnpei | 
| Geography | Oceania: Polynesia (Region): Micronesia, Federated States of: Pohnpei | 
| Locality | Niinoani-zan | 
| Date Collected | 1929-08-** | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3988a99d-d498-41f1-9548-e810cf5542d0 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00071861 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Isotype of | Astronia ponapensis Kanehira | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Astronia ponapensis Kanehira) Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 1931. 45: 337. | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Determination | Astronidium ponapense (Kanehira) Markgraf | 
| Determined by | J. F. Maxwell | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Fruit | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |