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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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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.
It is native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
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. It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 31 in 1794.
Known species
According to Kew:
- 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
- ^ "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.