BISH 641282Botany

Balaka insularis

As recorded: Solfia samoensis Rech.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 517
Date: September 4, 1929
Locality: Masunga Tele ridge, above Saluafata
Island: Upolu
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 500 m
Identified by: Zona, S.
Record type: Preserved specimen

17 Bishop specimens of Balaka insularis · collected 1929–1980Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 4, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Balaka insularis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-05-05.

2022-05-05

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Cite this specimen

Balaka insularis. BISH 641282. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956294920. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/641282.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956294920 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026