Brucea is a genus of plant in the family Simaroubaceae. It is named for the Scottish scholar and explorer James Bruce.[2]
As of December 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]
Brucea antidysentericaJ.F.Mill.[3]
Brucea bruceadelpha(Noot.) Kosterm.
Brucea guineensisG.Don
Brucea javanica(L.) Merr.
Brucea macrocarpaStannard
Brucea mollisWall. ex A.W.Benn.
Brucea tenuifoliaEngl.
Brucea tonkinensis(Lecomte) Gagnep.
Brucea trichotomaSpreng.
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^Miller, John Frederick (1779). Icones animalium et plantarum. Various subjects of Natural History, wherein are delineated Birds, Animals and many curious Plants, &c (in Latin). Vol. 1. London. Part 5, Plate 25. Published in 10 parts with 6 plates in each part. See: Sherborn, C.D.; Iredale, T. (1921). "J. F. Miller's Icones". Ibis. 11th series. 3 (2): 302–309. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1921.tb00801.x.
Brucea javanica (also known as Macassar kernels) is a plant in the family Simaroubaceae. The specific epithet javanica is from Latin, meaning "of Java"...
chemical syntheses. Brucine is named from the genus Brucea, named after James Bruce who brought back Brucea antidysenterica from Ethiopia. Brucine was discovered...
Brucea macrocarpa is a species of plant in the Simaroubaceae family. It is endemic to Kenya, and is being threatened by habitat loss. Luke, W.R.Q.; Musili...
monotypic genus, Bruceomyces contains the single species Bruceomyces castoris. Brucea is the original name of Bruceomyces, published by Finnish mycologist Jouko...
Bruceanol C is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
requires much less moisture than castor beans. Brucea javanica oil, extracted from the seeds of the Brucea javanica. The oil has been shown to be effective...
Bruceanol G is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
Bruceanol H is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
Bruceanol F is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
Bruceanol A is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
Bruceanol D is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
Bruceanol E is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
Bruceantin is a chemical compound that was first isolated from the plant Brucea antidysenterica in 1973. Chemically, it is classified as a secotriterpenoid...
Bruceanol B is a cytotoxic quassinoid isolated from Brucea antidysenterica with potential antitumor and antileukemic properties. Bruceanol Okano, M; Fukamiya...
Bruceanols are quassinoids isolated from Brucea antidysenterica. Bruceanol A Bruceanol B Bruceanol C Bruceanol D Bruceanol E Bruceanol F Bruceanol G Bruceanol...
(1988). "Use of microdilution to assess in vitro antiamoebic activities of Brucea javanica fruits, Simarouba amara stem, and a number of quassinoids". Antimicrobial...
antibiotic activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Salmonella typhi, and Brucea abortus. Clitocine has also been shown to promote apoptosis (cell death)...
Rikkinen in 2003 as Brucea castoris, but was transferred to the newly circumscribed Bruceomyces in 2012 after it was discovered that Brucea was a junior homonym...
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