Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
Distribution notes: Exotic
Physalis angulata L.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Boberella angulata (L.) E. H. L. Krause |
synonym | Physalis angulata var. capsicifolia (Dun.) Griseb. |
synonym | Physalis angulata var. linkiana (Nees) A.Gray |
synonym | Physalis angulata var. pendula (Rydb.) Waterf. |
synonym | Physalis angulata var. ramosissima (Mill.) O.E.Schulz |
synonym | Physalis arenaria Hort. ex Nees |
synonym | Physalis capsicifolia Dun. |
synonym | Physalis capsicoides Bitter |
synonym | Physalis dubia Link |
synonym | Physalis esquirolii H. Léveillé & Vaniot |
synonym | Physalis flexuosa Russ. ex Wall. |
synonym | Physalis hermannii Dun. |
synonym | Physalis linkiana Nees |
synonym | Physalis micrantha Link |
synonym | Physalis pendula Rydb. |
synonym | Physalis pruinosa Ell. |
synonym | Physalis ramosissima Mill. ex Dun. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Annual herbs; branches angular. Leaves 3-7 x 1.5-3 cm, ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, base cuneate, unequal sided, margins dentate or sinuate, sometimes entire, apex acute, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; petiole to 4 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels c. 8 mm long. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, c. 2.5 cm across in fruit. Corolla pale-yellow with a purple base, campanulate, c. 8 mm across; limb plicate, shortly lobed. Stamens 5, unequal; anthers oblong. Style linear; stigma obscurely 2-lobed. Berry c. 7 mm across, globose, enclosed by the inflated calyx. Seeds many, discoid, minutely rugose.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Moist Localities, Naturalized, Native of Tropical America
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Degraded forests and waste places
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Global Distribution
Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Kerala: All districts
Tamil Nadu: All districts
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
Medicinal
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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System Of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2840
Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2840 |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- Raju, V.S., C.S. Reddy, K.G. Rajarao, 2007
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2840
- Physalis angulata L., Sp. Pl. 183. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 238. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 939(659). 1923; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 499. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 316. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 462. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 211. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 350. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 483. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 570. 2009.
- Physalis minima L., Sp. Pl. 183. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 238. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 939(659). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 277. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 251. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 192. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 309. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 273. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 316. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 320. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 244. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 217. 1999.
Information Listing > References
- Raju, V.S., C.S. Reddy, K.G. Rajarao, 2007
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2840
- Physalis angulata L., Sp. Pl. 183. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 238. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 939(659). 1923; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 499. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 316. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 462. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 211. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 350. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 483. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 570. 2009.
- Physalis minima L., Sp. Pl. 183. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 238. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 939(659). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 277. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 251. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 192. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 309. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 273. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 316. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 320. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 244. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 217. 1999.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Order | Solanales |
Family | Solanaceae |
Genus | Physalis |
Species | Physalis angulata L. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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