Brahea
| Hesper Palms | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Brahea decumbens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Subtribe: | Livistoninae |
| Genus: | Brahea Mart. ex Endl. |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
|
Erythea S.Watson | |
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.[1][3] All Hesper Palms have large, fan-shaped leaves. The generic name honours Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).[4]
Species
- Brahea aculeata (Brandegee) H.E.Moore – Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango - Sinaloa Hesper Palm
- Brahea armata S.Watson – Baja California, Sonora - Blue Hesper Palm, Mexican Blue Palm
- Brahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.Moore – Baja California Sur, Sonora - San Hose Hesper Palm, Palma de Taco
- Brahea calcarea Liebm. - western Mexico, Guatemala
- 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 Island in State of Baja California - 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
- Brahea salvadorensis H.Wendl. ex Becc. - El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
- 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)[5]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "Genus: Brahea Mart. ex Endl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-10-15. 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. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
External links
Media related to Brahea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Brahea at Wikispecies
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