Subtribe Livistoninae Higher classification Livistoninae | Tribe Trachycarpeae Scientific name Brahea Rank Genus | |
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Similar Palm trees, Butia, Jubaea, Chamaerops, Trithrinax | ||
Large specimen brahea armata at big plant nursery west sussex
Brahea is a genus of palms in the Arecaceae family. They are commonly referred to as Hesper Palms and are endemic to Mexico and Central America. All Hesper Palms have large, fan-shaped leaves. The generic name honours Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
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- Large specimen brahea armata at big plant nursery west sussex
- Brahea armata
- Species
- Formerly placed here
- References
Brahea armata
Species
- Brahea aculeata (Brandegee) H.E.Moore – Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango - Sinaloa Hesper Palm
- Brahea armata S.Watson – Baja California, Sonora - Blue Hesper Palm, Mexican Blue Palm
- Brahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.Moore – Baja California Sur, Sonora - San Hose Hesper Palm, Palma de Taco
- Brahea calcarea Liebm. - western Mexico, Guatemala
- Brahea decumbens Rzed. - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
- Brahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart. – Rock Palm - widespread across much of Mexico as well as Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
- Brahea edulis H.Wendl. – Guadalupe Island in State of Baja California - Guadalupe Palm -
- Brahea moorei L.H.Bailey ex H.E.Moore - Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas
- Brahea pimo Becc. - Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, México State, Michoacán
- Brahea salvadorensis H.Wendl. ex Becc. - El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Brahea sarukhanii H.J.Quero - Nayarit, Jalisco
Formerly placed here
References
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