''Empleurum unicapsulare'' or false buchu is a South African shrub of the family Rutaceae and occurs from the southwestern districts of the Cape Province to the Uitenhage area.

Buchu ''Agathosma'' is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, native to the southern part of Africa. Common names include Buchu, Boegoe, Bucco, Bookoo and Diosma. '' Buchu'' formally denotes two herbal species, prized ...

in commerce is generally accepted as the dried leaves of ''

Agathosma betulina ''Agathosma betulina'' (previously ''Barosma betulina'') is a flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to the lower elevation mountains of western South Africa, where it occurs near streams in fynbos habitats. Growth It is an evergreen s ...

'' (Thunberg) Bartling et Wendland, or of ''

Agathosma crenulata ''Agathosma crenulata'' (previously ''Barosma crenulata'') is a flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to the lower elevation mountains of southwestern South Africa, where it occurs near streams in fynbos habitats. It is an evergreen shru ...

'' (Linne) Hooker, or of '' Agathosma serratifolia'' (Curtis) Willdenow. These dried leaves are often adulterated with leaves of False Buchu, which has a more acrid taste.

is a flavourant used in brandy and tea.

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Buchu - Herbdata, New Zealand
Flora of South Africa Zanthoxyloideae {{Rutaceae-stub