Rutaceae

Buchu

Agathosma betulina (P.J.Bergius) Pillans

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Agathosma

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Buchu (Agathosma betulina) — Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)

Afrikaans: Boegoe
Arabic: البوكو
Catalan: Butxú
Chinese: 布枯, 阿加索斯马·伯图利纳
Czech: Těhozev březový, Zápašnice březová
English: Buchu
Esperanto: Bugo
Finnish: Ruutubukko, Bukko
French: Buchu
Hebrew: בוכו
Hungarian: Illatos ruta
Korean: 부쿠나무
Russian: Баросма
Slovak: Buko brezový

Synonyms

Barosma betulina (P.J.Bergius) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.
Barosma orbicularis hort. ex Sweet
Bucco betulina Roem. & Schult.
Diosma betulina (P.J.Bergius) Thunb.
Diosma crenata G.Lodd.
Hartogia betulina P.J.Bergius
Parapetalifera betulina (P.J.Bergius) Farw.

Photos

Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Margriet B., Kleinmond, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Margriet B., Kleinmond, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Margriet B., Kleinmond, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charles Stirton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Margriet B., Kleinmond, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Margriet B., Kleinmond, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Millaray.pena, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.