Brahea armata

Brahea armata
In habitat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Brahea
Species:
B. armata
Binomial name
Brahea armata
Synonyms
  • Brahea armata var. microcarpa Becc.
  • Brahea clara (L.H.Bailey) Espejo & López-Ferr.
  • Brahea elegans (Franceschi ex Becc.) H.E.Moore
  • Brahea glauca Hook.f.
  • Brahea lucida Hook.f.
  • Brahea nobilis Hook.f.
  • Brahea roezlii Linden
  • Erythea armata (S.Watson) S.Watson
  • Erythea armata var. microcarpa Becc.
  • Erythea clara L.H.Bailey
  • Erythea elegans Franceschi ex Becc.
  • Erythea roezlii (Linden) Becc. ex Martelli
  • Glaucothea armata (S.Watson) O.F.Cook
  • Glaucothea elegans (Franceschi ex Becc.) I.M.Johnst.

Brahea armata, commonly known as Mexican blue palm or blue hesper palm, is a large evergreen tree of the palm family Arecaceae, endemic to Baja California, Mexico. It is widely planted as an ornamental.