Saracha

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Saracha

Genus of flowering plant

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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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. [1]
    "Saracha Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    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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