Brahea
Genus of palms
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::summary Genus of palms ::
|image = Brahea decumbens 2.jpg |image_caption = Brahea decumbens |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Brahea |authority = Mart. ex Endl. |synonyms = Erythea S.Watson
Glaucothea O.F.Cook |synonyms_ref =
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. All Hesper Palms have large, fan-shaped leaves. The generic name honours Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Species
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| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Brahea aculeata - Koko Crater Botanical Garden - IMG 2345.JPG | 120px]] | Brahea aculeata (Brandegee) H.E.Moore | Sinaloa hesper palm |
| [[File:Brahea armata (Palmera azul) I.JPG | 120px]] | Brahea armata S.Watson | Blue hesper palm, Mexican blue palm |
| [[File:Brahea brandegeei.jpg | 120px]] | Brahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.Moore | San Jose hesper palm, palma de taco |
| [[File:10.brahea.calcarea (14616873169).jpg | 120px]] | Brahea calcarea Liebm. | |
| [[File:Brahea decumbens 1.jpg | 120px]] | Brahea decumbens Rzed. | |
| Brahea dulcis (Kunth) Mart. | Rock palm | widespread across much of Mexico as well as Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador | |
| [[File:Brahea Edulis.JPG | 120px]] | Brahea edulis H.Wendl. | 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 | ||
| [[File:Brahea salvadorensis.JPG | 120px]] | Brahea salvadorensis H.Wendl. ex Becc. | |
| Brahea sarukhanii H.J.Quero | Nayarit, Jalisco | ||
| :: |
Formerly placed here
- Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H.Wendl. (as B. filamentosa (H.Wendl. ex Franceschi) H.Wendl. ex Kuntze)
References
References
- (2004-10-15). "Genus: ''Brahea'' Mart. ex Endl.". United States Department of Agriculture.
- [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=24003 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.
- Henderson, Andrew. (1997). "Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas". Princeton University Press.
- "GRIN Species Records of ''Brahea''". United States Department of Agriculture.
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