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Saracha quitensis

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Saracha quitensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Saracha
Species:
S. quitensis
Binomial name
Saracha quitensis
(Hook.) Miers (1853)
Synonyms[2]
  • Acnistus quitensis (Hook.) Hunz. (1960)
  • Grabowskia sodiroi Bitter (1914)
  • Lycium quitense Hook. (1845)
  • Poecilochroma quitensis (Hook.) Miers (1848)
  • Poecilochroma sodiroi Dammer (1905)

Saracha quitensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Ecuador, Colombia, and northwestern Venezuela.[2]

Description

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A spiny shrub up to 3.5m in height; leaves dark green above; calyx teeth pubescent; corolla pale yellow, campanulate; filaments pale yellow, anthers greenish-purple; style pale, stigma green; fruit a turbinate berry.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Grabowskia sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46309A11047191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46309A11047191.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Saracha quitensis (Hook.) Miers. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ (Herbarium sheet) https://www.alamy.com/saracha-quitensis-hook-miers-image359499324.html Retrieved at 23.48 on Monday 30/10/23.