Saracha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] It is in the Solanoideae subfamily.
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]
According to Kew:[1]
Saracha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is in the Solanoideae subfamily.
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.
