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Physalis peruviana
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Family:
SOLANACEAE
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Citation: Physalis peruviana L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 1670. 1762; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 238. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 939(659). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 277. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 273. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 317. 1990; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 71. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 272. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 217. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 350. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 571. 2009.
Physalis edulis Sims., Bot. Mag. t. 1068. 1807.
Physalis peruviana L. var. latifolia (Lam.) Dunal in DC., Prodr. 13: 440. 1852.
Physalis latifolia Lam., Tab. Encycl. 2: 20. 1793.
Physalis pubescens R. Br., Prodr. 1: 447. 1810, non L.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Karimpotti, Pottapalachedi, Malathakkalikeera
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Cape Gooseberry, Peruvian groundcherry
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Description:
Weak annual erect herbs, to 60 cm high. Leaves alternate, to 7 x 6 cm, broadly ovate, obliquely cordate at base, entire or shortly lobed, 3-nerved from base; petiole to 3 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels 1 cm long, slender; calyx campanulate, accrescent in fruit, membranous; corolla campanulate, yellowish with deep brown centre, 15 mm across, tube hairy inside; stamens 5, anthers vertically splitting; ovary with many ovules, style glabrous; stigma 2-toothed. Berry globose, 10 mm across, covered by the balloon like 2.5-3 cm across fruiting calyx; seeds many, compressed.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
Kottayam, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas and wastelands
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Distribution:
Tropical South America
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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:
Yes
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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:
Vanchikulam, Deviar, Devicolam, Arampa, Bhavani river bank
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