Balaka tahitensis

Balaka tahitensis is a palm, a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Samoa.[1]

Balaka tahitensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Balaka
Species:
B. tahitensis
Binomial name
Balaka tahitensis
Synonyms

Balaka brachychlamys (Burret)[1]
Balaka minuta (Burret)[1]
Balaka polyclada (Burret)[1]
Balaka rechingeriana (Burret)[1]
Balaka reineckei (Warb.) (Burret)[1]
Balaka tuasivica (Christoph.)[1]
Drymophloeus minutus (Rech.)[1]
Drymophloeus reineckei (Warb.)[1]
Ptychosperma tahitensis (H.Wendl.)[1]
Saguaster tahitensis (H.Wendl.) (Kuntze)[1]
Vitiphoenix minuta (Rech.) (Burret)[1]
Vitiphoenix polyclada (Burret)[1]

Distribution

Balaka tahitensis is found on Upolu and Savai'i, in understory forest to about 800m elevation [2]

References
  1. "Balaka tahitensis". eMonocot. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  2. Hodel, Donald R (2010). "A Synopsis of the Genus Balaka" (PDF). Palms. 54 (4): 161–188.


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