Balaka

== Translingual == === Etymology === Fijian mbalaka === Proper noun === Balaka f A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – balaka palm tree. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Arecales – order; Arecaceae – family; Arecoideae - subfamily; Areceae - tribe; Ptychospermatinae - subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Balaka seemannii - type species === References === Balaka (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Balaka on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Balaka on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Chichewa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɓaˈɽá.ka/ === Proper noun === Baláka Balaka (a town in Malawi)