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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All Hesper Palms have large, fan-shaped leaves. The generic name honours Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Species Image Name Common name Distribution 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 Brahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.Moore San Jose hesper palm, palma de taco Baja California Sur, Sonora Brahea calcarea Liebm. western Mexico, Guatemala Brahea decumbens Rzed. Tamaulipas, San Luis PotosíBrahea 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 Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H.Wendl. (as B. filamentosa (H.Wendl. ex Franceschi) H.Wendl. ex Kuntze)
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External links
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - ePIC: Brahea