Brahea calcarea

Brahea calcarea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Trachycarpeae
Subtribus: Unplaced Trachycarpeae
Genus: Brahea
Species: Brahea calcarea

Name

Brahea calcarea Liebm. in C.F.P.von Martius, 1853

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Brahea nitida Schaedtler, Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 31: 69 (1875).
  • Brahea prominens L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herbarum 6: 192 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala; References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Liebmann, F.M. in C.F.P.von Martius, 1853. Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 319

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Brahea calcarea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Brahea calcarea. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 25 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Brahea calcarea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 25.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Brahea calcarea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec. 2018.
• IUCN: Brahea calcarea  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Rock palm

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