Physalis leptophylla
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Physalis leptophylla is a plant type from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Physalis leptophylla is a 15 to 100 cm high, strongly branching, annual , herbaceous plant . The stem axis is tomentose with up to 2 mm long, multicellular, glandular trichomes . The leaves, which are also tomentose, are 7.5 to 15.0 cm long, the leaf blade is 4 to 10 cm long, 2.5 to 6.0 cm wide, egg-shaped to elliptical and tomentose, especially along the veins. The leaves are pointed towards the front, the base is heart-shaped and up to 4 mm slanted. The leaf margin is entire.
The flowers are on 2.5 to 3.0 mm long peduncles , the calyx is hairy, tomentose, with triangular calyx teeth and 1.0 to 1.5 mm long and 1.0 to 1.5 mm wide. The crown is pale yellow, the individual petals are marked with five individually standing, purple spots. The diameter of the crown is 0.7 to 11.0 mm, the inside is hairless. The stamens are brown, the anthers are 1.5 to 2.0 mm long, blue or blue-tinged, rarely yellow. The flowering time extends over the whole year.
When the fruit ripens, the stem enlarges to a length of 2.5 to 3 mm. The calyx is tomentose, 1.5 to 2.5 mm long and 0.9 to 1.8 mm wide, always longer than it is wide. The cross section of the calyx is slightly pentagonal or round, only slightly inverted. The fruit is a 1 cm diameter berry that contains a multitude of golden, granular seeds .
Occurrence
The species occurs exclusively in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico at altitudes of up to 600 m. It is a weed in dry locations and grows in disturbed locations in tropical forest and bushland.
Systematics
Physalis leptophylla is classified within the genus of the bladder cherries ( Physalis ) in the section Epeteiorhiza of the subgenus Rydbergis . The species is sympatric with Physalis pruinosa , some finds seem to be crosses between the two species. Physalis leptophylla differs from Physalis pruinosa mainly in the less pointed calyx teeth and the shorter flower stalks. Most closely related, however, are probably Physalis missouriensis and Physalis pubescens , from the first Physalis leptophylla differs in the appearance of a mark in the crown and the shape of the leaves, from the second in the shape of the calyx tips and the shape of the calyx at fruit ripeness.
use
It is known from Sonora that the ripe fruits are collected and cooked.
swell
- Mahinda Martinez: Revision of Physalis Section Epeteiorhiza (Solanaceae) . In: Anales del Instituto de Biología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Series Botánica, Vol. 69, No. 2, 1998. pp. 71-117.