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<i>Saracha quitensis</i>

Saracha quitensis

Species of flowering plant

Saracha quitensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Ecuador, Colombia, and northwestern Venezuela.[2]

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Description

A spiny shrub up to 3.5m in height; leaves dark green above; calyx teeth pubescent; corolla pale yellow, campanulate; filaments pale yellow, anthers greenish-purple; style pale, stigma green; fruit a turbinate berry.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Grabowskia sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46309A11047191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46309A11047191.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Saracha quitensis (Hook.) Miers. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    (Herbarium sheet) https://www.alamy.com/saracha-quitensis-hook-miers-image359499324.doc Retrieved at 23.48 on Monday 30/10/23.
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