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Brahea (Hesper Palms)

Synonyms: Erythea; Glaucothea

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Species

Brahea aculeata (Sinaloa hesper palm) (Attributes)
Brahea armata (Blue Hesper Palm) (Attributes)
Brahea brandegeei (Attributes)
Brahea calcarata
Brahea calcarea (Rock palm) (Attributes)
Brahea conduplicata
Brahea decumbens (Attributes)
Brahea dulcis (Apak Palm) (Attributes)
Brahea edulis (Guadalupe Palm) (Attributes)
Brahea egregia
Brahea ghiesbrechtii
Brahea moorei (Attributes)
Brahea nitida
Brahea pimo (Attributes)
Brahea salvadorensis (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Brahea sarukhanii (Endangered) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0