Mazhar Botanic Garden

Brahea armata S. Watson

براهيا

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000006
Common name: براهيا
English name: Mexican Blue Palm, Blue Hesper Palm
Arabic name: براهيا
Native: Baja California
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Solitary trunks, growing 13 m tall leaves: fan-shaped, blue-grey-green, 1-2 m across Inflorescences: arching panicles 4 m long, of showy yellow flowers 15 cm across fruit: rounded yellow-brown, 2 cm long

Ornamental Palm. The fruit is almost certainly edible either raw or cooked.

Brahea glauca Hookf, Erythea armata (S Watson) SWatson

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Texture: Clay Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.5 to 8.0
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cultivation
pH: Alkaline

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