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).

==Species== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Image !! Name !! Common name!! Distribution |- |120px ||Brahea aculeata (Brandegee) H.E.Moore ||Sinaloa hesper palm || Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango |- |120px ||Brahea armata S.Watson ||Blue hesper palm, Mexican blue palm || Baja California, Sonora |- |120px ||Brahea brandegeei (Purpus) H.E.Moore || San Jose hesper palm, palma de taco || Baja California Sur, Sonora |- |120px ||Brahea calcarea Liebm. || || western Mexico, Guatemala |- |120px ||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 |- |120px ||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 |- |120px ||Brahea salvadorensis H.Wendl. ex Becc.|| || El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua |- | ||Brahea sarukhanii H.J.Quero|| || Nayarit, Jalisco |- |}