Physalis fendleri

Physalis fendleri
Systematics
	Asterids
	Euasterids I
Order :	Nightshade (Solanales)
Family :	Nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Genre :	Bladder cherries ( Physalis )
Type :	Physalis fendleri
Scientific name
	Physalis fendleri
	A.Gray

Physalis fendleri is a plant type from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).

description

Physalis fendleri is a tall, perennial, herbaceous plant that is densely hairy with trichomes . There are sparsely finely branched trichomes in a star shape, but the branches can only be seen under the microscope. The leaves are triangular to ovate-lanceolate and 1 to 4 cm in size. The leaf margin is more or less strongly serrated. The crown is colored yellow and has a brown colored center. On the fruit, the calyx enlarges to a length of 2 to 3 cm, its shape is then egg-shaped.

Occurrence

The species is distributed from Colorado to Arizona and Mexico .

Systematics

Within the genus of the bladder cherries ( Physalis ), the species is classified in the section Lanceolatae of the subgenus Rydbergis .

use

Its use as food is known from the Zuñi , who call the plant "Ke'tsitokia". The fruits are boiled with a little water and used as a condiment.

Individual evidence

↑ Ivar Tidestorm: Solanaceae . In: Flora of Utah and Nevada , Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, Volume 25, Washington Government Printing Office, 1925. pp. 470-475.
^ ^A ^b E. O. Wooton and Paul Carpenter Standley: Solanaceae . In: Flora of New Mexico , Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, Volume 19, Washington Government Printing Office, 1915. pp. 566-574.
^ 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 . Pp. 275-283.
^ Matilda Cone Stevenson: Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians . In: 30th Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1908-1909 , Washington United States Government Printing Office , 1915. pp. 31-102.

[Tidestorm25-1] Ivar Tidestorm: Solanaceae . In: Flora of Utah and Nevada , Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, Volume 25, Washington Government Printing Office, 1925. pp. 470-475.

[Wooton15-2] A ^b E. O. Wooton and Paul Carpenter Standley: Solanaceae . In: Flora of New Mexico , Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, Volume 19, Washington Government Printing Office, 1915. pp. 566-574.

[Martinez99-3] 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 . Pp. 275-283.

[Stevenson1909-4] Matilda Cone Stevenson: Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians . In: 30th Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1908-1909 , Washington United States Government Printing Office , 1915. pp. 31-102.