Brucea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Brucea
Species: B. antidysenterica – B. bruceadelpha – B. guineensis – B. javanica – B. macrocarpa – B. mollis – B. tenuifolia – B. tonkinensis – B. trichotoma
Name

Brucea J.F.Mill., Icon. Anim. Pl. t. 25. (1779) nom. cons.

Type species: Brucea antidysenterica ̣̪J.F.Mill., Icon. Anim. Pl. t. 25. (1779)̺

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Gonus Lour.
Laumoniera Noot.
Lussa Rumph. ex Kuntze

References

Mill, J.F. 1779. Icones Animalium et Plantarum t. 25.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brucea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb. 6. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Brucea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb. 6. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brucea. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 6 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Brucea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Feb. 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brucea (Simaroubaceae) in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Brucea is a genus of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is named for the Scottish scholar and explorer James Bruce.[2]

It contains the following species (this list may be incomplete):[3]

Brucea antidysenterica J.F.Mill.
Brucea bruceadelpha (Noot.) Kosterm.
Brucea erythraeae Chiov.
Brucea guineensis G.Don
Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.
Brucea macrocarpa Stannard
Brucea mollis Wall. ex Kurz
Brucea tenuifolia Engl.
Brucea tonkinensis (Lecomte) Gagnep.
Brucea trichotoma Spreng.

References

"Genus: Brucea J.F.Mill". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) [Online Database]. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland. 21 Jan 2014. Retrieved 3 Oct 2016.
Kulip, Julius; Wong, K. M. (1995). "Brucea javanica (L.) Merr.". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 429. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 Oct 2016.
"Brucea". The Plant List. Retrieved 3 Oct 2016.