Balaka seemannii

Balaka seemannii

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: Balaka seemannii

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ptychosperma seemannii H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 192 (1862).
• Homotypic
  • Saguaster seemannii (H.Wendl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 735 (1891).
  • Drymophloeus seemannii (H.Wendl.) Becc. ex Martelli, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 41: 711 (1935).
• Heterotypic
  • Ptychosperma perbreve H.Wendl., Bonplandia (Hannover) 10: 193 (1862).
  • Balaka perbrevis (H.Wendl.) Becc., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 91 (1885).
  • Saguaster perbrevis (H.Wendl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 735 (1891).
  • Kentia kersteniana Sander, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 24: 357 (1898).
  • Actinophloeus kerstenianus (Sander) Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 263 (1928).
  • Balaka gracilis Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 274 (1928).
  • Drymophloeus kerstenianus Sander ex Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 263 (1928), pro syn.
  • Ptychosperma kerstenianum (Sander) Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 263 (1928).
  • Balaka cuneata Burret, Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 11(4): 6 (1935).
  • Balaka kersteniana (Sander) Becc. ex Martelli, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 42: 30 (1935).
  • Vitiphoenix seemannii Becc. ex Martelli, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 42: 87 (1935), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Fiji (Vanua Levu, Taveuni) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Beccari, O. 1885. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg 2:91.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Balaka seemannii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Balaka seemannii. Published online. Accessed: Jun 08 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Balaka seemannii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 08.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Balaka seemannii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Balaka seemannii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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