Physalis angulata
Physalis angulata
Physalis angulata is a species of the genus Physalis (Physalis ) in the nightshade family (Solanaceae ). It is the most common and the most common type of bladder cherries.
Description
Physalis angulata is a creeping or erect, herbaceous plant with a height of up to 1 m. The shoot axis is edgy and glabrous except for fine fitting trichomes on the young shoots. The up to 10 cm long leaves are ovate or elliptic, pointed at the tip or pointed, the base is tapered and often oblique. The margins are entire, wavy, serrated or incised irregular. Petioles have about 1/3 to 1/ 2 of the length of the leaf blade.
The flowers are on 5 to 12 mm long flower stems that are finely decorated with upward trichomes. The cup is for flowering 3-5 mm long, 2-4 mm in diameter and hairless except for the edges and tips of the broad- pointed sepals. The crown is from 4 to 10 mm in length, bends to quickly backwards. The stamens are occasionally uneven length, the filaments are slender, 2 to 2.5 mm long anthers are bluish, sometimes to yellowish temporarily, at the age they dry out or start to bend.
The fruits are 10 to 12 mm in size, spherical berries that are at 10 to 25 mm long stalks, calyx increases to 20 to 30 mm, is ten square or round in cross section and encloses the fruit completely.
Occurrences and locations
The species is the most common and most widespread species within the genus Physalis (Physalis ). The original area of distribution extends from Manitoba (Canada) to southern Argentina, but also in the ancient world, the species is now widespread.
The plants can adapt to a variety of environmental conditions, but they grow best in ruderal areas and other disturbed habitats.
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to the angulata eye-catching edge of the cup to the ripe fruit.
Swell
- W. G. D' Arcy: 170 Family: Solanaceae. In: Robert E. Woodson, Jr., Robert W. Schery (eds.): Flora of Panama, Part IX. In: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 60, No. 3, 1973. Pp. 573-780, p 662 online.