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]

Saracha
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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)
Synonyms
  • Bellinia Roem. & Schult. (1819), nom. superfl.
  • Diskion Raf. (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Poecilochroma Miers (1848), nom. superfl.

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

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Saracha Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  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.