BISH 109516Botany
Balaka tahitensis
As recorded: Balaka tahitensis (H.Wendl.) Becc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 941
- Date
- October 17, 1929
- Locality
- Masunga Tele ridge, above Saluafata
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 17, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 6 other specimens.
Balaka tahitensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-08.
2025-05-08
Palauli, Samoa
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2016-06-08
Tuamasaga, Samoa
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Balaka tahitensis. BISH 109516. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956475372. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/109516.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956475372 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026