Balaka longirostris Becc.

Credit:MNHN - Paris, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, VB - 2009

Project:Mellon

Specimen

Herbier

MNHN-P-P00641985

Sector

OCE (Oceania)

Collection

Arnold Arbor., Harvard Univ.

Taxonomy

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Balaka

Species

Balaka longirostris

Name

Balaka longirostris Becc.

Origin

Country label

Fiji

Country ISO (code)

Fiji (fj)

Verbatim locality

Viti levu: Mba (formerly Tholo north): Hills east of Nandala Creek, about 3 miles south of Nandarivatu

Phenology

fl fr

Collector's name

A.C. Smith

Collector's number

6219

Collection date

1947-9-9/1947-9-25

Altitude

850 -970

Maximum altitude (meters)

970

Description

Slender palm 3-5m. high, the trunk straight, 3-5 cm. diam.; leaves in a crown at apex, usually 1-1.5 m. long; inflorescence lateral at nodes below leaves, up to 25 cm. long, with 3-7 lateral branches; perianth green; stamens white; mature fruit bright orange, about 3-4 cm. long.

Ecological note

Dense forest

Determination history

Moore		Balaka longirostris Becc.
	ISOTYPE	Balaka leprosa A.C.Sm.
J. Arnold Arbor. 31:146.1950

Balaka longirostris Becc.

Specimen

Taxonomy

Origin

Determination history

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