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Brahea
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Brahea

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).

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Brahea dulcis

speciesBrahea dulcis

Mexican Blue Palm

speciesBrahea armata

San José Hesper Palm

speciesBrahea brandegeei

Brahea calcarea

speciesBrahea calcarea

Guadalupe Palm

speciesBrahea edulis

Brahea decumbens

speciesBrahea decumbens

Brahea pimo

speciesBrahea pimo

Brahea aculeata

speciesBrahea aculeata

Brahea salvadorensis

speciesBrahea salvadorensis

Brahea moorei

speciesBrahea moorei

Brahea sarukhanii

speciesBrahea sarukhanii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56850.