Simaroubaceae
Java brucea
Brucea javanica
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Genus
- Brucea
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Common names
By language (9)
- Chinese
- 鴉膽子, 鸦胆子, 老鸦胆, 老鸦胆叶, 老鸦胆根, 苦参子, 鸦蛋子
- English
- Java brucea
- Indonesian
- Amber merica, Buah Makasar
- Japanese
- アタンシ
- Malayalam
- ബ്രൂസിയ ജാവനിക്ക
- Sundanese
- Walot
- szy
- Belus
- Thai
- ราชดัด
- Vietnamese
- Xoan rừng
Synonyms
- Ailanthus gracilis Salisb.
- Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Meyen ex Walp.
- Brucea glabrata Decne.
- Brucea gracilis DC.
- Brucea sumatrana Roxb.
- Brucea sumatrana var. cambodiana Lecomte
- Brucea sumatrensis Spreng.
- Gonus amarissimus Lour.
- Lussa amarissima (Lour.) Kuntze
- Rhus fastuosa Salisb.
- Rhus javanica L.
- Tetradium amarissimum (Lour.) Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
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Photo: 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, 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.