Physalis philippiensis
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Physalis philippiensis is a plant type from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Physalis philippiensis is a multi-branching herbaceous plant that arises from a woody root . The individual stems are 15 to 20 cm long and are hairy with flat, protruding and articulated trichomes . The longest trichomes on the stems can reach lengths of 2 to 3 mm. The leaf blades of the leaves are ovate to rhombic-ovate or spear-shaped. They are 15 to 20 mm long and 15 to 20 mm wide and usually have one to three irregularly shaped teeth on each side. Both leaf surfaces are covered with protruding to adjacent trichomes. The leaf stalks are 6 to 12 mm long.
The flowers are on 5 to 8 mm long pedicels . The calyx is hemispherical or wider at the flowering stage. It is 5 to 8 mm long and 8 to 10 mm wide at the base of the calyx lobes. The calyx lobes are 3 to 4 mm long and oval-lanceolate to triangular in shape. The crown is drawn with five conspicuous purple or purple markings. It becomes 12 to 15 mm long and 20 to 25 mm wide. The wide, spreading corolla tube is finely haired above the attachment points of the stamens . The crown is slightly lobed, the arches are 3 to 5 mm thick. The anthers are bluish or purple, elongated and 3 to 4 mm long. They stand on slim, hairless, purple or bluish stamens .
The fruits are not known.
distribution
The species is distributed in Mexico in the state of Oaxaca .
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.