Balaka

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Areceae
Subtribus: Ptychospermatinae
Genus: Balaka
Species: B. diffusa – B. longirostris – B. macrocarpa – B. microcarpa – B. pauciflora – B. samoensis – B. seemannii – B. streptostachys – B. tahitensis
Name

Balaka Becc., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 91 (1885)

Type species: Balaka seemannii (H.Wendl.) Becc., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 91 (1885) Designated as synonym Balaka perbrevis (H.Wendl.) Becc., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 91 (1885) by Beccari (1885).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Solfia Rech., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 4: 232 (1907)

References

Beccari, O. 1885. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 2: 91. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Balaka in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Balaka. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 15 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Balaka. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Nov. 2015.

Balaka is a genus of 9 known species in the palm family, Arecaceae or Palmae. Seven species are native to the islands of Fiji and two to Samoa.[2] The genus was first proposed and published in Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 2: 91. 1885,[1] from two species originally in the genus Ptychosperma (P. perbrevis and P. seemannii).[3]
Species

Accepted species:[2]

Balaka diffusa Hodel - Fiji
Balaka longirostris Becc. - Fiji
Balaka macrocarpa Burret - Fiji
Balaka microcarpa Burret - Fiji
Balaka pauciflora (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji
Balaka samoensis Becc. - Samoa
Balaka seemannii (H.Wendl.) Becc. - Fiji
Balaka streptostachys D.Fuller & Dowe - Fiji
Balaka tahitensis Christoph. - Samoa

References

The genus Balaka was first published in Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 2: 91. 1885. "Name - Balaka Becc". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Original text, archived at the Biodiversity Heritage Library, by genus author Dr. Odoardo Beccari (1885). "Reliquiae Schefferianae. Illustrazione di Alcune Palme Vivente nel Giardino Botanico di Buitenzorg". Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg (in Italian). 2: 91. Retrieved December 16, 2012.