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Balaka (plant)
''Balaka'' is a genus of 9 known species in the palm family, Arecaceae or Palmae. Seven species are native to the islands of Fiji and two to Samoa. The genus was first proposed and published in ''Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'' 2: 91. 1885, from two species originally in the genus ''Ptychosperma'' (''P. perbrevis'' and ''P. seemannii'').Original text, archived at the Biodiversity Heritage Library, by genus author Species Accepted species: * '' Balaka diffusa'' Hodel - Fiji * '' Balaka longirostris'' Becc. - Fiji * '' Balaka macrocarpa'' Burret - Fiji * '' Balaka microcarpa'' Burret - Fiji * '' Balaka pauciflora'' (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji * '' Balaka samoensis'' Becc. - Samoa * '' Balaka seemannii'' (H.Wendl.) Becc. - Fiji * ''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 and in diameter. It is distinct from the other ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Seemannii
''Balaka seemannii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae that is endemic to Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...; growing in mixed forests on Vanua Levu and Taveuni islands. References External links''Balaka seemannii'' page with photosfrom the Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia (PACSOA) seemannii Plants described in 1882 Endemic flora of Fiji Least concern plants Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Diffusa , an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic
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Balaka may refer to: * ''Balaka'' (Bengali poetry), by Rabindranath Tagore * Balaka District in Southern Region, Malawi * Balaka Township, Malawi, a city in the aforementioned district * ''Balaka'' (plant), a genus of palm trees * Biman Bangladesh Airlines * Balaka Cineworld, a movie theater in Bangladesh See also * Balaks (other) * Anti-balaka The Anti-balaka is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said to be composed primarily of Christians. However, some church leaders have contested the claimed exclusively Christian character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka (plant)
''Balaka'' is a genus of 9 known species in the palm family, Arecaceae or Palmae. Seven species are native to the islands of Fiji and two to Samoa. The genus was first proposed and published in ''Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'' 2: 91. 1885, from two species originally in the genus ''Ptychosperma'' (''P. perbrevis'' and ''P. seemannii'').Original text, archived at the Biodiversity Heritage Library, by genus author Species Accepted species: * '' Balaka diffusa'' Hodel - Fiji * '' Balaka longirostris'' Becc. - Fiji * '' Balaka macrocarpa'' Burret - Fiji * '' Balaka microcarpa'' Burret - Fiji * '' Balaka pauciflora'' (H.Wendl.) H.E.Moore - Fiji * '' Balaka samoensis'' Becc. - Samoa * '' Balaka seemannii'' (H.Wendl.) Becc. - Fiji * ''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 and in diameter. It is distinct from the other ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Tahitensis
''Balaka tahitensis'' is a palm, a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Samoa. Distribution ''Balaka tahitensis'' is found on Upolu Upolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long and in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximatel ... and Savai'i, in understory forest to about 800m elevation References tahitensis Endemic flora of Samoa {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and in diameter. It is distinct from the other ''Balaka'' species because of the twists in its Rachilla (floral axis), rachilla. 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. It was first described by D. Fuller & John Leslie Dowe in 1999. References Balaka (plant), streptostachys Endemic flora of Fiji Critically endangered plants Taxa named by John Leslie Dowe {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Samoensis
''Balaka samoensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an .... References samoensis Endemic flora of Samoa Least concern plants Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari Plants described in 1914 {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Pauciflora
''Balaka pauciflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji. The specific epithet ''pauciflora'' is Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ... for 'few-flowered'.D. Gledhill References pauciflora Endemic flora of Fiji Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Microcarpa
''Balaka microcarpa'' is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ..., where it grows in dense forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References microcarpa Endemic flora of Fiji Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Max Burret {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Macrocarpa
''Balaka macrocarpa'' is a species of small palm in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji and is threatened by habitat loss. Description Balaka macrocarpa grows to a height of up to 8m high and has a green trunk. References macrocarpa ''Hesperocyparis macrocarpa'' is a coniferous tree. It is commonly known as the Monterey cypress and is one of several species of cypress trees endemic to California. The Monterey cypress is found naturally only on the Central Coast of Califo ... Endemic flora of Fiji Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1935 Taxa named by Max Burret {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Longirostris
''Balaka longirostris'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists .... References longirostris Endemic flora of Fiji Least concern plants Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL operates as worldwide consortiumof natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries working together to address this challenge by digitizing the natural history literature held in their collections and making it freely available for open access as part of a global “biodiversity community.” The BHL consortium works with the international taxonomic community, publishers, bioinformaticians, and information technology professionals to develotools and servicesto facilitate greater access, interoperability, and reuse of content and data. BHL provides a range of services, data exports, and APIs to allow users to download content, harvest source data files, and reuse materials for research purposes. Through taxonomic intelligence tools developed bGlobal Names Architecture BHL indexes the taxonomic names throughout the collection, allowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odoardo Beccari
Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbreviation is when citing a botanical name. Life Youth and education (1843–1864) Odoardo Beccari was born in Florence as the third child of Giuseppe di Luigi Beccari and the first child of Antonietta Minucci. After he lost his mother in early infancy and his father in 1849, he was brought up by a maternal uncle Minuccio Minucci. From 1853–1861, he attended the prestigious secondary school Real Collegio in Lucca. Here, one of his teachers was abbot Ignazio Mezzetti (1821–1876), a passionate collector of botanical specimens, who inspired him to pursue botany and assemble a herbarium. He later named the genus Mezzettia in his honor. In August 1861, he commenced his studies at the University of Pisa. Here he quickly captured the attent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
