Guadalupe Palm is native to South-western N. America. It grows in dry woodlands, usually on limestone soils, steep, rocky slopes, dry scrub on rocky volcanic slopes and cliffs on the foggy north-west slope of Guadalupe Island. In Kampala, this tree can be found within Makerere University among other places.

Brahea edulis is a single-stemmed evergreen palm growing 10 - 12 meters tall. The unbranched stem can be up to 40cm in diameter; it is topped by a crown of about 20 large leaves.

BARK: do not have growth rings. Leaf stalks have small or no spines. 

LEAVES: green, wide fan shape, center rib, fan divides past half-way point into many long fingers. 

FLOWERS: pale yellow, clustered on long plumes. 

FRUIT: round, 3/4" - 11/8" in diameter, edible, yellow, brown or black, thin sweet flesh, with a date-like or caramel taste. 

An ornamental palm.

Edible: sweet pulp of the fruit is eaten, young apical bud can be cooked and used as a vegetable. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php id=Brahea+edulis