| Classification | Melastomataceae: Monochaetum | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00072934 | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Collector | F. Almeda & R. L. Wilbur | 
| Collector number | 1024 | 
| Country | Panama | 
| State | Chiriqui | 
| Geography | North America: Central America (Region): Panama: Chiriqui | 
| Locality | West side of Volcan Chiriqui, ca. 4 miles northeast of El Hato on the road to Cerro Punta, seasonally dry llanos fields, ca. 1900-2000 m | 
| Date Collected | 1971-12-26 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/712169a7-e876-496a-9c83-518aeedde44c | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00072934 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Melastomataceae | 
| Type Status | Isotype | 
| Isotype of | Monochaetum compactum Almeda | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Monochaetum compactum Almeda) Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1978. 75: 111. | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |