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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Saracha |
| Species: | S. quitensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Saracha quitensis (Hook.) Miers (1853)
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Description
editA 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
edit- ^ 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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