Physalis tehuacanensis
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Physalis tehuacanensis is a plant type from the genus of jujubes ( Physalis ) in the family of the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
description
Physalis tehuacanensis is a perennial , herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 22 to 27 mm. It is hairy with articulated trichomes that are 1.5 to 2 mm long and some have glandular, reddish-brown heads. The leaves are ovate to triangular-ovate and have irregular, coarse-toothed to wavy teeth on the edge. The largest leaves are 12 to 30 mm long and just as wide. The leaf stalks are 12 to 35 mm wide.
The flowers are on 4 to 6 mm long pedicels . The calyx is 5 to 6 mm long and 4 to 5 mm wide at flowering time. The calyx tips are lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate and 2 to 2.5 mm long. The crown is yellow and not speckled, which measures 8 to 9 mm in length and 10 to 11 mm in width. The anthers are yellow and 2.7 to 3.5 mm long, the stamens 1.5 to 3 mm.
When the fruit ripens, the calyx enlarges to a length of 15 to 18 mm and a width of 14 to 16 mm, the stem becomes 8 to 10 mm long on the fruit. The berry reaches a length of 10 to 11 mm.
Occurrence
The species is common in Mexico .
Botanical history
The type specimen was collected on July 20, 1961 on the garbage dump in the Mexican city of Tehuacán . The species was first described in 1969 by Umaldy Theodore Waterfall .
literature
- Physalis in Mexico, Central America and the West Indies . In: Rhodora . Volume 69, Number 778, New England Botanical Club, Oxford, 1967. pp. 203-239.