Brahea
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Brahea is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. They are commonly referred to as hesper palms and are endemic to Mexico and Central America.[1][2] All Hesper Palms have large, fan-shaped leaves. The generic name honours Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).[3]
Species
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Brahea aculeata - Koko Crater Botanical Garden - IMG 2345.JPG | Brahea aculeata (Brandegee) H.E.Moore | Sinaloa hesper palm | Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango |
| File:Brahea armata (Palmera azul) I.JPG | Brahea armata S.Watson | Blue hesper palm, Mexican blue palm | Baja California, Sonora |
| File:Brahea brandegeei.jpg | Brahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.Moore | San Jose hesper palm, palma de taco | Baja California Sur, Sonora |
| File:10.brahea.calcarea (14616873169).jpg | Brahea calcarea Liebm. | western Mexico, Guatemala | |
| File:Brahea decumbens 1.jpg | 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 | |
| File:Brahea Edulis.JPG | Brahea edulis H.Wendl. | Guadalupe palm | Guadalupe Island in State of Baja California |
| Brahea moorei L.H.Bailey ex H.E.Moore | Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas | ||
| Brahea pimo Becc. | Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, México State, Michoacán | ||
| File:Brahea salvadorensis.JPG | Brahea salvadorensis H.Wendl. ex Becc. | El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua | |
| Brahea sarukhanii H.J.Quero | Nayarit, Jalisco |
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Formerly placed here
- Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H.Wendl. (as B. filamentosa (H.Wendl. ex Franceschi) H.Wendl. ex Kuntze)[4]
References
External links
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - ePIC: Brahea
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- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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