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Taxon:  Brahea edulis H. Wendl. ex S. Watson



Summary
Genus:
Brahea
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Trachycarpeae
Subtribe:
Livistoninae
Nomen number:
7620
Place of publication:
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11:120, 136. 1876
Verified:
11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Erythea edulis (H. Wendl. ex S. Watson) S. Watson

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Reference(s)
  1. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  2. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  3. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  6. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:131, 144.
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
  9. Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr.
  10. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Guadeloupe palm –
rock palm –
sweet brahea palm –
German
eßbare Hesperidenpalme –
Guadalupepalme –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBajaGuadalupe Island
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja (Guadalupe Island)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamentalfide Zander ed13Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Materialsfiber Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7620. Accessed 13 May 2025.