Saracha quitensis

Saracha quitensis
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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
	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

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

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Saracha quitensis (Hook.) Miers. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
^ (Herbarium sheet) https://www.alamy.com/saracha-quitensis-hook-miers-image359499324.html Retrieved at 23.48 on Monday 30/10/23.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 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.

[powo-2] 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.

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