Physalis acutifolia

Physalis acutifolia

Physalis acutifolia is a plant of the genus Physalis (Physalis ) in the nightshade family (Solanaceae ).

Description

Physalis acutifolia is a one year, almost hairless plant. The few trichomes are short, solid, flattened and fitting. The leaf blades of the fan leaves are ovate - lanceolate to linear - lanceolate. The spreading of the larger leaves are usually 4-12 cm long and are on petioles with a length of 1.5 to 7 cm. The leaf margin is usually irregular and often serrated coarse, sometimes he is regularly serrated and unloading.

The flowers are on stalks, the times are so long as the calyx five to twelve. This is usually 4 to 5 mm long. The crown is tinged with pale yellow and sometimes green. The corolla tube is short, the coronary band measures 15 to 23 mm in diameter and is wheel-shaped. Between the stamens are five haired fields near the base of Kronsaums. The anthers are usually 3 mm long, dyed yellow and blue or blue - green tinge. They stand on slender filaments that are easily longer than the anthers.

The fruit is a berry, sometimes almost completely fills the surrounding enlarged calyx. This is 20 to 25 mm long and 17 to 20 mm wide and is available in a lengthening of 2.5 to 6 mm pedicel.

Dissemination

The species is widespread in Mexico.