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Balaka longirostris

Becc. (1914)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Balaka

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Webbia 4: 270 (1914)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Balaka longirostris Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
2 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 9.5 ft. tall, 1.25 in. diam. Leaf sheath 9 in.; petiole 0.5 in.; rachis 35 in.; leaflets 13-14 on a side, cuneate. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 19.5 in. wide, 2 x branched, emerging from lowest leaf sheath, so early interfoliar; prophyll 7 in.; peduncular bract 10 in.; peduncle 5.6 in. long, 0.5 in. wide; triads distichous on branches. Male flowers: stamens 27. [Fruit red; seed with long prominent beak. (Fruit missing.)] Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
3 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 8 ft. tall, 1.38 in. diam. Leaf: sheath 12 in.; petiole 3.5 in.; rachis 43 in., with greyish-brown tomentum, 11-12 cuneate leaflets on a side; underside of leaflets with greyish brown tomentum on leading edge and midrib. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 18 in. wide, 2x branched; prophyll 6.38 in. long; peduncular bract 7.5 in. long; peduncle 5.5 in. long, 0.5 in. wide, with dense but short brown tomentum, which thins proximally, leaving the rachillae green and almost glabrous. Male flowers: stamens 38-40. Baker, R.F. 890102 Oahu BISH 1989-12-05
4 Balaka longirostris Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
5 Balaka longirostris Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
6 Balaka longirostris Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
7 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 8 ft. tall, 1.38 in. diam. Leaf: sheath 12 in.; petiole 3.5 in.; rachis 43 in., with greyish-brown tomentum, 11-12 cuneate leaflets on a side; underside of leaflets with greyish brown tomentum on leading edge and midrib. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 18 in. wide, 2x branched; prophyll 6.38 in. long; peduncular bract 7.5 in. long; peduncle 5.5 in. long, 0.5 in. wide, with dense but short brown tomentum, which thins proximally, leaving the rachillae green and almost glabrous. Male flowers: stamens 38-40. Baker, R.F. 890102 Oahu BISH 1989-12-05
8 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 9.5 ft. tall, 1.25 in. diam. Leaf sheath 9 in.; petiole 0.5 in.; rachis 35 in.; leaflets 13-14 on a side, cuneate. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 19.5 in. wide, 2 x branched, emerging from lowest leaf sheath, so early interfoliar; prophyll 7 in.; peduncular bract 10 in.; peduncle 5.6 in. long, 0.5 in. wide; triads distichous on branches. Male flowers: stamens 27. [Fruit red; seed with long prominent beak. (Fruit missing.)] Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
9 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 9.5 ft. tall, 1.25 in. diam. Leaf sheath 9 in.; petiole 0.5 in.; rachis 35 in.; leaflets 13-14 on a side, cuneate. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 19.5 in. wide, 2 x branched, emerging from lowest leaf sheath, so early interfoliar; prophyll 7 in.; peduncular bract 10 in.; peduncle 5.6 in. long, 0.5 in. wide; triads distichous on branches. Male flowers: stamens 27. [Fruit red; seed with long prominent beak. (Fruit missing.)] Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
10 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 8 ft. tall, 1.38 in. diam. Leaf: sheath 12 in.; petiole 3.5 in.; rachis 43 in., with greyish-brown tomentum, 11-12 cuneate leaflets on a side; underside of leaflets with greyish brown tomentum on leading edge and midrib. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 18 in. wide, 2x branched; prophyll 6.38 in. long; peduncular bract 7.5 in. long; peduncle 5.5 in. long, 0.5 in. wide, with dense but short brown tomentum, which thins proximally, leaving the rachillae green and almost glabrous. Male flowers: stamens 38-40. Baker, R.F. 890102 Oahu BISH 1989-12-05
11 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 8 ft. tall, 1.38 in. diam. Leaf: sheath 12 in.; petiole 3.5 in.; rachis 43 in., with greyish-brown tomentum, 11-12 cuneate leaflets on a side; underside of leaflets with greyish brown tomentum on leading edge and midrib. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 18 in. wide, 2x branched; prophyll 6.38 in. long; peduncular bract 7.5 in. long; peduncle 5.5 in. long, 0.5 in. wide, with dense but short brown tomentum, which thins proximally, leaving the rachillae green and almost glabrous. Male flowers: stamens 38-40. Baker, R.F. 890102 Oahu BISH 1989-12-05
12 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 9.5 ft. tall, 1.25 in. diam. Leaf sheath 9 in.; petiole 0.5 in.; rachis 35 in.; leaflets 13-14 on a side, cuneate. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 19.5 in. wide, 2 x branched, emerging from lowest leaf sheath, so early interfoliar; prophyll 7 in.; peduncular bract 10 in.; peduncle 5.6 in. long, 0.5 in. wide; triads distichous on branches. Male flowers: stamens 27. [Fruit red; seed with long prominent beak. (Fruit missing.)] Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
13 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 9.5 ft. tall, 1.25 in. diam. Leaf sheath 9 in.; petiole 0.5 in.; rachis 35 in.; leaflets 13-14 on a side, cuneate. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 19.5 in. wide, 2 x branched, emerging from lowest leaf sheath, so early interfoliar; prophyll 7 in.; peduncular bract 10 in.; peduncle 5.6 in. long, 0.5 in. wide; triads distichous on branches. Male flowers: stamens 27. [Fruit red; seed with long prominent beak. (Fruit missing.)] Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
14 Balaka longirostris Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
15 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 8 ft. tall, 1.38 in. diam. Leaf: sheath 12 in.; petiole 3.5 in.; rachis 43 in., with greyish-brown tomentum, 11-12 cuneate leaflets on a side; underside of leaflets with greyish brown tomentum on leading edge and midrib. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 18 in. wide, 2x branched; prophyll 6.38 in. long; peduncular bract 7.5 in. long; peduncle 5.5 in. long, 0.5 in. wide, with dense but short brown tomentum, which thins proximally, leaving the rachillae green and almost glabrous. Male flowers: stamens 38-40. Baker, R.F. 890102 Oahu BISH 1989-12-05
16 Balaka longirostris Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Trunk 9.5 ft. tall, 1.25 in. diam. Leaf sheath 9 in.; petiole 0.5 in.; rachis 35 in.; leaflets 13-14 on a side, cuneate. Inflorescence 17 in. long x 19.5 in. wide, 2 x branched, emerging from lowest leaf sheath, so early interfoliar; prophyll 7 in.; peduncular bract 10 in.; peduncle 5.6 in. long, 0.5 in. wide; triads distichous on branches. Male flowers: stamens 27. [Fruit red; seed with long prominent beak. (Fruit missing.)] Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
17 Balaka longirostris Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 890062 Oahu BISH 1989-12-01
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