Taxonavigation

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).

References

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

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