Brahea | |
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Brahea decumbens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
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 |
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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Brahea aculeata (Brandegee) H.E.Moore | Sinaloa hesper palm | Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango | |
Brahea armata S.Watson | Blue hesper palm, Mexican blue palm | Baja California, Sonora | |
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Brahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.Moore | San Jose hesper palm, palma de taco | Baja California Sur, Sonora |
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Brahea calcarea Liebm. | western Mexico, Guatemala | |
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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 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 | ||
Brahea salvadorensis H.Wendl. ex Becc. | El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua | ||
Brahea sarukhanii H.J.Quero | Nayarit, Jalisco |
Formerly placed here
[edit]- Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H.Wendl. (as B. filamentosa (H.Wendl. ex Franceschi) H.Wendl. ex Kuntze)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "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.
- ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Brahea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Brahea at Wikispecies
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - ePIC: Brahea