Balaka seemannii

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Cultivation

Scientific Names
	Balaka >	seemannii >

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Read about Balaka seemannii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Balaka seemannii, Becc. (Ptychosperma Seemannii, H. Wendl.). Balaka. Fig. 449. Caudex slender, 8-12 ft. high, straight, ringed, about 1 in. diam.: Lvs. pinnatisect, 4 ft. long; segms. erose-dentate at the apex, alternate, 9 on each side, semi-rhomboid, obliquely truncate, the upper margin longer, cuspidate at the apex, the terminal one deeply bifid. Growing as underwood in dense forests. Fiji.—Sts. used for spears by natives, because of their strength and straight- ness. Fig. 449 is adapted from See- man's Flora Vitiensis. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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