''Brucea'' is a genus of plant in the family

Simaroubaceae The Simaroubaceae, also known as the quassia family, are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phyloge ...

. It is named for the Scottish scholar and explorer

James Bruce James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who physically confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He spent more than a dozen years in North and East Africa and in 1770 became the fir ...

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accepts the following species: * ''

Brucea antidysenterica ''Brucea'' is a genus of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is named for the Scottish scholar and explorer James Bruce. , Plants of the World Online accepts the following species: * ''Brucea antidysenterica'' Published in 10 parts with 6 pla ...

'' Published in 10 parts with 6 plates in each part. See: * '' Brucea bruceadelpha'' * '' Brucea guineensis'' * '' Brucea javanica'' * '' Brucea macrocarpa'' * '' Brucea mollis'' * '' Brucea tenuifolia'' * '' Brucea tonkinensis'' * '' Brucea trichotoma''

References

Sapindales genera Taxa named by John Frederick Miller Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{sapindales-stub