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Physalis angulata
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: 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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Malayalam Name(s):
Ajodinjotta, Njodinjotta, Njottanjodian, Pottichedi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Sunberry, Country gooseberry
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Description:
Annual herbs; branches angular. Leaves simple, alternate, 3-7 x 1.5-3 cm, ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, apex acute base cuneate, unequal sided, margins dentate or sinuate, sometimes entire, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; petiole to 4 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels ca 8 mm long. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, inflated and to 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. Ovary globose, glabrous; ovules many; style linear; stigma obscurely 2-lobed. Berry 6-8 mm across, globose, enclosed by the inflated calyx; seeds many, discoid, minutely rugose.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded forests and waste places
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Distribution:
Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Chinnar, Thunakkadavu, Nilikkal, Kodumon, Sabari hills, Aralam, Kakkayangad, Payyavur, Karimbam, Neriamangalam, Dhoni R. F., Mukkali forests, Alleppey town, Pallana, Canoli, Ariankavu, Thenmalai
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