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Brahea
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Brahea decumbens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Brahea
Mart. ex Endl.
Synonyms[1][2]

Erythea S.Watson
Glaucothea O.F.Cook

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][3] All Hesper Palms have large, fan-shaped leaves. The generic name honours Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).[4]

Species

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ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
ImageBrahea aculeata (Brandegee) H.E.MooreSinaloa hesper palmSonora, Sinaloa, Durango
ImageBrahea armata S.WatsonBlue hesper palm, Mexican blue palmBaja California, Sonora
ImageBrahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.MooreSan Jose hesper palm, palma de tacoBaja California Sur, Sonora
ImageBrahea calcarea Liebm.western Mexico, Guatemala
ImageBrahea decumbens Rzed.Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
ImageBrahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart.Rock palmwidespread across much of Mexico as well as Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
ImageBrahea edulis H.Wendl.Guadalupe palmGuadalupe Island in State of Baja California
Brahea moorei L.H.Bailey ex H.E.MooreHidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas
Brahea pimo Becc.Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, México State, Michoacán
ImageBrahea salvadorensis H.Wendl. ex Becc.El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
Brahea sarukhanii H.J.QueroNayarit, Jalisco

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References

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  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Genus: Brahea Mart. ex Endl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-10-15. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  3. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1997). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-691-01600-9.
  5. "GRIN Species Records of Brahea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
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