Physalis lagascae
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Physalis lagascae is a plant type from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Physalis lagascae are up to 1.5 m high shrubs , the stem axis of which are covered with long, multicellular trichomes . The leaves are entire or have a slightly curved edge, the leaf blades are ovate to lanceolate, the larger leaves are 2 to 10 cm long and 1 to 3.5 cm wide. The tip is tapered to a point, the base is blunt, rounded or occasionally also pointed. There are relatively long hairs on both sides of the leaves. The leaf stalks are 0.5 to 2.5 cm long.
The flowers stand individually on 2 to 5 cm long petioles, the calyx has a length of 3 to 4 mm during the flowering phase, is covered with long, protruding hairs and has triangular, 0.6 to 1.5 mm long calyx teeth. The crown is 5 to 7 mm long, has a darker spot in the center made up of points that are usually not individually discernible, and the flower sometimes appears unspotted. The crown is hairy on the inside. The stamens are 1.5 mm long, the anthers are bluish or purple and 1.2 to 1.5 mm long.
The fruit is a 5 to 7 mm large berry , which is enclosed by a calyx that extends to 1.5 to 2 cm and stands on a 3 to 5 mm large stem. The chalice has a ten-edged cross-section and a width of 1 to 1.5 cm. It is covered with long, protruding hair, especially on the ribs, so that small teeth appear at the base of the hair along the ribs.
Occurrence and locations
The species grows on grassy slopes at altitudes of 900 to 1,500 m. The distribution area extends over Mexico , El Salvador , Honduras , Panama and Martinique .
swell
- Johnnie L. Gentry Jr. and Paul Standley: Flora of Guatemala. Solanaceae , Fieldiana: Botany, Volume 24, Part X, Numbers 1 and 2. Field Museum of Natural History, 1974.