''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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, ]Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
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'' 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 ...
''
* ''Brucea guineensis
''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 ...
''
* ''Brucea javanica
''Brucea javanica'', commonly known as the Macassar kernels, is a plant in the family Simaroubaceae. The specific epithet ' is from Latin, meaning "of Java". Other common names in English include Java brucea and kosam.
Description
''Brucea jav ...
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* '' Brucea macrocarpa''
* ''Brucea mollis
''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 ...
''
* '' Brucea tenuifolia''
* '' Brucea tonkinensis''
* ''Brucea trichotoma
''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 ...
''
References
Sapindales genera
Taxa named by John Frederick Miller
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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