Physalis peruviana L.
Physalis peruviana L.
Physalis peruviana L.
Physalis peruviana L.
MH283 : Physalis peruviana
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Alkekengi pubescens Moench; Boberella peruviana (L.) E. H. Krause; Herschelia edulis Bowdich; Physalis barbadensis Lam.; Physalis bulbosa Hedw. ex Steud.; Physalis chenopodifolia Lamarck; Physalis edulis Sims; Physalis esculenta Salisbury; Physalis incana Desf.; Physalis latifolia Lam.; Physalis peruviana var. latifolia (Lam.) Dun.; Physalis puberula Fern.; Physalis pubescens Hort. ex Dun.; Physalis tomentosa Medikus; Physalis tuberosa Willd.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Cape Gooseberry, Goldenberry, Husk Cherry, Peruvian Ground Cherry, Poha, Poha Berry • Hindi: Macao, Tepariyo, Tipari, Rasbhari • Kannada: budde hannu, doddabudd • Marathi: popti, chirbot, phopati • Nepali: Rasbhari • Sanskrit: kuntali, tankari, tankasi • Tamil: milaku takkali, pottipallam • Telugu: buddabusara, busarataya |
| Plant Family | : | SOLANACEAE |
| 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. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaf juice has been used in the treatment of worms and bowel complaints. The plant is diuretic. A decoction of the calyces is used in the treatment of diabetes. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: nicotinate; malic acid; ascorbic acid; Elaidic acid; Daucosterol; beta-carotene; Arachidic acid; 4-Deoxyphysaloactone; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1): Ascorbic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asterids |
| Order | : Solanales |
| Family | : Solanaceae |
| Genus | : Physalis |
| Species | : Physalis peruviana L. |