Balaka

Balaka longirostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
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 Kew Science Plants of the World Online. 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.

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