Saracha

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
Scientific classification
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

According to Kew:^[1]

• 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.