BISH 641291Botany
Balaka insularis
As recorded: Solfia samoensis Rech.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.
- Collector number
- 942
- Date
- October 17, 1929
- Locality
- Maunga Tele ridge, above Saluafata
- Island
- Upolu
- Region
- Samoa
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- Zona, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 17, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 6 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.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Balaka insularis. BISH 641291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956226203. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/641291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956226203 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026