Balaka streptostachys

Balaka streptostachys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Balaka
Species: B. streptostachys
Binomial name
Balaka streptostachys
Burret

Balaka streptostachys is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. 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.[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "BALAKA STREPTOSTACHYS". NatureFiji. Retrieved July 17, 2013.


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