Physalis caudella
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Physalis caudella is a plant type from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Physalis caudella a perennial plant that sprouts from a low-lying rhizome . The hair consists of different, long, articulated trichomes with a length of (1 to) 1.5 to 3 mm or a mixture of long and short trichomes. The leaf blades of the larger leaves are 4 to 8 cm long and (6 to) 15 to 40 mm long. The leaf margins are entire or irregularly wavy to protruding with a few teeth.
The flowers are on 5 to 10 mm long pedicels . At the flowering time, the calyx is 6 to 12 mm long and 4 to 6 mm wide at the base of the calyx lobes. The calyx lobes are 4 to 7 mm long and more or less elongated. The crown is marked with striking reddish-blue or purple markings and is 11 to 18 mm long. The anthers are bluish, reddish-blue or blue-green and about 3 mm long.
The fruit is a berry that is enclosed in an enlarging calyx. The calyx reaches a length of (20 to) 25 to 50 mm and a diameter of (20 to) 25 to 30 mm. In the upper part it is divided into (6 to) 10 to 15 (to 17) mm long lobes. The stem extends on the fruit to about 1 cm.
distribution
The species is common in Mexico .
Systematics
Within the genus of the bladder cherries ( Physalis ), the species is classified in the section Lanceolatae of the subgenus Rydbergis .
proof
literature
- UT Waterfall: Physalis in Mexico, Central America and the West Indies . In: Rhodora , Volume 69, Number 777, New England Botanical Club, Oxford 1967. pp. 82-120.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mahinda Martínez: Infrageneric Taxonomy of Physalis . In: M. Nee, DE Symon, RN Lester and JP Jessop (eds.): Solanaceae IV, Advances in Biology and Utilization , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1999. ISBN 978-1-900347-90-7 . Pages 275-283