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Brucea

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Brucea is a genus of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is named for the Scottish scholar and explorer James Bruce.

Species

FamilySimaroubaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic

General: in Fiji. One species in New Guinea: Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
77
With media
68
Family
Simaroubaceae
Collections
A, MO, MICH, NY, BRIT, TEX
Recorded in
Indonesia, Tanzania, Vietnam, Malawi, India, Laos, Philippines, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

Research

419 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Simaroubaceae
Named after
James Bruce
Image
Brucea antidysenterica Ypey90.jpg
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Commons category
Brucea
topic's main category
Q9867475
taxon name
Brucea
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
鸦胆子属
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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 Brucea bruceadelpha Brucea guineensis Brucea javanica Brucea macrocarpa Brucea mollis Brucea tenuifolia Brucea tonkinensis Brucea trichotoma

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brucea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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