Balaka streptostachys
Balaka streptostachys is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji. It grows to a height of 4 to 7 metres (13 to 23 ft) and 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in diameter. It is distinct from the other Balaka species because of the twists in its rachilla.[3]
| Balaka streptostachys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Balaka |
| Species: | B. streptostachys |
| Binomial name | |
| Balaka streptostachys | |
The only known population of this palm is in a stand of approximately 50 trees, on the northern foothills of Mt. Sorolevu on Vanau Levu.[3][1]
It was first described by D. Fuller & John Leslie Dowe in 1999.[1][2]
References
- "Balaka streptostachys D.Fuller & Dowe | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- Fuller, D. * Dowe, J.L. (1999). "A new species of Balaka from Fiji". Palms. 43 (1): 10.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "BALAKA STREPTOSTACHYS". NatureFiji. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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