Bradea

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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|taxon = Bradea

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Bradea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1932 and is named after the German botanist Alexander Curt Brade.Standley, Paul Carpenter, in Brade, Alexander Curt. 1932. Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro 34: 122-123 All 6 species are endemic to Brazil, hence the name of the type species.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil {{cite web|url=http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |archivedate=2015-09-06 }}. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro