Physalis peruviana L.
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Physalis peruviana L.
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Physalis peruviana
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Physalis peruviana L.
Annual or short-lived, sprawling or spreading perennial, (15)-20-150-(200) cm tall, densely hairy. Lvs petiolate. Lamina 5-16-(20) × 3-10-(17) cm, usually broadly ovate, entire or slightly sinuate-dentate; base subcordate or cordate; apex acuminate. Fls solitary. Calyx densely hairy outside; teeth 3-5 mm long, narrow-triangular, acuminate. Corolla 15-22 mm diam., pale yellow with purplish patch towards base; teeth very shallow, ± acute. Anthers 3-3.5 mm long, violet. Fruiting calyx 3-5 cm long, 10-ribbed, hairy. Berry 10-20 mm diam., orange; flesh sweet. Seed 1.5-2 mm diam., broadly oblong-ellipsoid.
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1 January 2000
20 November 2013