BISH 641286Botany

Balaka insularis

As recorded: Solfia samoensis Rech.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by: Bristol, M.L.
Collector number: 2160
Date: June 28, 1968
Locality: Far inland from Aopo
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 960 m
Identified by: Zona, S.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On June 28, 1968, Bristol, M.L. also collected 23 other specimens.

Balaka insularis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. 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 641286. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204795. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/641286.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956204795 ↗
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Last harvested October 26, 2026