Saracha

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Physaleae
Subtribus: Iochrominae
Genus: Saracha
Species: S. andina – S. guttata – S. ovata – S. pubescens – S. punctata – S. quitensis – S. spinosa
Name

Saracha Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 31. (1784)

Type species: Saracha punctata Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 2: 42 (t. 178). (1799)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Bellinia Roem. & Schult.
Diskion Raf.
Poecilochroma Miers

References

Ruiz López, H. & Pavon, J.A. 1784. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus, sive novorum generum plantrum peruvianum, et chilensium descriptiones et icones 31.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Saracha in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Saracha. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 30 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Saracha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 30.

Saracha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1]

Its native range is Western South America to Venezuela.[1]
Species

Species:[1]

Saracha andina Rob.Fernandez, Revilla & E.Pariente
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.