''Saracha'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to tribe

Physaleae Physaleae is a Tribe (biology), tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Solanoideae of the family Solanaceae. Genera ;Subtribe Iochrominae *''Acnistus arborescens, Acnistus'' Schott *''Dunalia'' Kunth *''Iochroma'' Benth. *''Saracha'' Ruiz & ...

of subfamily

Solanoideae Solanoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Solanaceae, and is sister to the subfamily Nicotianoideae. Within Solanaceae, Solanoideae contains some of the most economically important genera and species, such as the tomato (''Solanum ...

of the nightshade family

Solanaceae Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...

. 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,

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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 ''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 ...

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Saracha ferruginea ''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 Bol ...

'' *'' Saracha guttata'' *'' Saracha ovata'' *'' Saracha pubescens'' *'' Saracha punctata'' *'' Saracha quitensis'' *''

Saracha spinosa ''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 ...

References

{{Authority control Physaleae Solanaceae genera Flora of Bolivia Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador Flora of Peru Flora of Venezuela Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez