Palms   Brahea calcarea

Synonymy: Brahea nitida , Brahea prominens Common Names: Unknown Distribution & Habitat: Found in dry, open forest from Western Mexico thru to Guatemala. Description: Solitary palm to about 12m, costapalmate leaves, shiny green above, glaucous below, droopy tips to the leaf. The only Brahea not to have armed petioles. Culture: Full sun, well drained position. Frost and drought tolerant. Dislikes high humidity. Slow.

Figure 1. B. calcarea leaf close-up.

Figure 2. B. calcarea

Figure 3. B. calcarea in habitat.

Figure 4. B. calcarea in habitat, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.

Contributed by:	Angelo Porcelli (Figure 1&2)
	Justen Dobbs (Figure 3&4)

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