Physalis angulata var. capsicifolia(Dunal) Griseb.
Physalis angulata var. dubiaKuntze
Physalis angulata var. lanceifolia(Nees) Waterf.
Physalis angulata f. linkiana(Nees) Stehlé
Physalis angulata var. linkiana(Nees) A.Gray
Physalis angulata var. normalisKuntze
Physalis angulata var. pendula(Rydb.) Waterf.
Physalis angulata f. ramosissima(Mill.) Stehlé
Physalis angulata var. ramosissima(Mill.) O.E.Schulz
Physalis angulata f. tenuisHassl.
Physalis angulata var. villosaBonati
Physalis arenariaNees
Physalis bodinieriH.Lév. & Vaniot
Physalis capsicifoliaDunal
Physalis ciliataSiebold & Zucc.
Physalis cuneataRusby
Physalis dubiaLink
Physalis esquiroliiH.Lév. & Vaniot
Physalis faurieiH.Lév. & Vaniot
Physalis glaberrimaColla
Physalis hermanniiDunal
Physalis ixocarpaNees
Physalis lanceifoliaNees
Physalis linkianaNees
Physalis linkiana var. arenariaDunal
Physalis linkiana var. venosaDunal
Physalis margaranthoidesRusby
Physalis micranthaLink
Physalis minimaL.
Physalis parvifloraR.Br.
Physalis pendulaRydb.
Physalis ramosissimaMill.
Physalis repensNakai
Physalis surinamensisMiq.
Saracha angulataM.Martens & Galeotti
Fruits of Physalis angulata.
Physalis angulata is an erect herbaceous annual plant belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its leaves are dark green and roughly ovate, often with serrate margins. The flowers are five-sided and pale yellow; the yellow-orange fruits are borne inside a balloon-like calyx. The exact native range is uncertain.[2][3][4] The species may be naturally endemic to Australia[5] or the Americas[6] or the native range may encompass both the Americas and Australia.[7][5] It is now widely distributed and naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
The plant produces edible fruit that can be eaten raw, cooked, jammed, etc. However, all other parts of the plant are poisonous.[8] Members of the Toba-Pilagá ethnic group of Gran Chaco traditionally eat the ripe fruits raw.[9] Unripe raw fruits, flowers, leaves, and stems of the plant contain solanine and solanidinealkaloids that may cause poisoning if ingested by humans, cattle or horses.[10][11]
Vernacular names
English common names include: angular winter cherry,[12]balloon cherry,[12]cutleaf groundcherry,[12][13]gooseberry,[12]hogweed,[12]wild tomato, camapu, and occasionally other common names for the genus Physalis.
↑ Rengifo-Salgado, E; Vargas-Arana, G (2013). "Physalis angulata L.(Bolsa Mullaca): a review of its traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology". Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas. 12 (5): 431–445.
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