| Classification | Melastomataceae: Astronia | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00387563 | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Collector | R. D. Hoogland & R. Pullen | 
| Collector number | 5941 | 
| Country | Papua New Guinea | 
| State | Western Highlands | 
| Geography | Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Western Highlands | 
| Locality | near Wankl village on mountain slope ca 5 km SE of Mount Hagen station | 
| Date Collected | 1956-08-17 | 
| Elevation | 2150 m | 
| Verbatim Elevation | ca. 2150 m (7200 feet) | 
| Habitat | in tall forest on mountain slope | 
| Vernacular Name | Komdomp (Hagen: Togoba) | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b2c26b94-1daf-4dd1-974a-bdbfc83a6e1d | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00387563 | 
| Herbarium | A | 
| Previous ownership | Comm. ex Herb. Austral. C.S.I.R.O., Canberra | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Isotype of | Astronia squamosa J. F. Maxwell | 
| Verified by | Kittredge, Walter Tobey | 
| Date Determined | 2013 | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] [current name] | 
| Annotation Text | Holotype: (US) | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Astronia squamosa J. F. Maxwell) Blumea 1990. 35: 102. | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Determination | Astronia sp. | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |