BISH 641288Botany

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: Savaii
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
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 641288. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956334694. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/641288.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956334694 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026