Physalis angulata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Physaleae
Subtribus: Physalidinae
Genus: Physalis
Species: Physalis angulata
Varietates: P. a. var. angulata – P. a. var. lanceifolia – P. a. var. pendula
Name

Physalis angulata L.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Boberella angulata (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Heterotypic
Nicandra indica (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
Physalis abyssinica Nees
Physalis angulata var. dubia Kuntze
Physalis angulata f. linkiana (Nees) Stehlé
Physalis angulata var. linkiana (Nees) A.Gray
Physalis angulata var. normalis Kuntze
Physalis angulata f. ramosissima (Mill.) Stehlé
Physalis angulata var. ramosissima (Mill.) O.E.Schulz
Physalis angulata f. tenuis Hassl.
Physalis angulata var. villosa Bonati
Physalis arenaria Nees
Physalis bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot
Physalis capsicifolia Dunal
Physalis ciliata Siebold & Zucc.
Physalis cuneata Rusby
Physalis dubia Link
Physalis esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot
Physalis fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot
Physalis glaberrima Colla
Physalis hermannii Dunal
Physalis ixocarpa Nees
Physalis linkiana Nees
Physalis linkianavar. arenaria Dunal
Physalis linkiana var. venosa Dunal
Physalis margaranthoides Rusby
Physalis micrantha Link
Physalis minima L.
Physalis parviflora R.Br.
Physalis repens Nakai
Saracha angulata M.Martens & Galeotti

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 183. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Physalis angulata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Physalis angulata. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 31 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Physalis angulata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά, Κυπριακά: Φυσαλλίδα

English: Native Gooseberry
suomi: Kolkkalyhtykoiso

Physalis angulata is an erect, herbaceous, annual plant belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. It reproduces by seed. Its leaves are dark green and roughly oval, often with tooth shapes around the edge. The flowers are five-sided and pale yellow; the yellow-orange fruits are born inside a balloon-like calyx. It is native to the Americas, but is now widely distributed and naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

It is related to, but not to be confused with Physalis peruviana, the Cape gooseberry, a fruit native to, and cultivated in the western Andes, and exported worldwide.

The plant produces fruit and is edible. Can be eaten raw, cooked, jammed, etc.[2]
Vernacular names

English common names include: angular winter cherry,[3] balloon cherry,[3] cutleaf groundcherry,[3][4] gooseberry,[3] hogweed,[3] wild tomato, camapu, and occasionally other common names for the genus Physalis.
In Malayalam it is known as njottanjodiyan (ഞൊട്ടാഞൊടിയൻ) and mottaampuli(മൊട്ടാമ്പുളി).
In, Indonesian it is known as ceplukan or ciplukan.
In Suriname it is known as batoto wiwiri.
In Meru it is known as Nkabakabu.

References

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
"Physalis angulata (cut-leaved ground-cherry): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
"Physalis angulata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 July 2014.

Physalis angulata (USDA)

External links
Physalis angulata in West African plants – A Photo Guide.
"Physalis angulata L." Atlas of Living Australia.