Physalis hastatula
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Physalis hastatula is a plant type from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Physalis hastatula is a perennial , herbaceous plant , the stems of which can reach a length of 90 to 100 cm. It grows prostrate to almost upright and branching. The plant is almost hairless or has only a few upright, adjacent trichomes . The leaves are lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, with large teeth or lobes near the base they appear almost spear-shaped or have entire margins. The largest leaves are 4 to 6 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. The leaf stalks are 12 to 22 mm long.
The flowers are on 4 to 7 mm long pedicels . The calyx has a length of 4 to 6 mm at the flowering time and measures 3 to 4 mm in diameter at the base of the calyx lobes. The calyx lobes are lanceolate and 3 to 4 mm long. The crown is spotted, 8 to 10 mm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. The anthers are purple in color and 1.5 to 2 mm long. The stamens are 2.5 to 4 mm long.
The fruit is a 7 to 10 mm wide berry . It is surrounded by an enlarging calyx, which is 17 to 23 mm long and 12 to 15 mm wide on the ripe fruit and has a ten-angled cross-section.
distribution
The species is common in the Mexican state of Jalisco .
swell
- 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.