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San jose hesper palm (Brahea brandegeei)

Description

It is a palm tree that reaches a size of more than 5 m in height and 35 cm in diameter. The leaves are webbed, supporting minimum temperatures of -8º C. Less robust than Brahea armata or Brahea edulis , its leaves are green with glaucous underside. Armed petioles.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Brahea