| Saracha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Solanales | 
| Family: | Solanaceae | 
| Genus: | Saracha Ruiz & Pav.  | 
| Synonyms | |
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Saracha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to tribe Physaleae of subfamily Solanoideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae. The genera most closely related to Saracha are Iochroma, Dunalia and Vassobia. [1]
It is native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Saracha is in honour of Isidoro Saracha (1733–1803), a Spanish monk, apothecary and botanist at the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 31 in 1794.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Saracha andina Rob.Fernandez, Revilla & E.Pariente
 - Saracha ferruginea (Sodiro & Damm.) ined.
 - Saracha guttata (Miers) Miers
 - Saracha ovata (Miers) Hunz.
 - Saracha pubescens Humb. ex Roem. & Schult.
 - Saracha punctata Ruiz & Pav.
 - Saracha quitensis (Hook.) Miers
 - Saracha spinosa (Dammer) D'Arcy & D.N.Sm.
 
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Saracha Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
 - ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
 
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