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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Tribe: | Physaleae |
| Genus: | Saracha Ruiz & Pav. (1794) |
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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
editAccording 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
edit- ^ a b c d "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.