Sunberry
Physalis angulata
Also known as Country gooseberry
About Sunberry
Physalis angulata is an erect herbaceous annual plant belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. Its leaves are dark green and roughly ovate, often with serrate margins. The flowers are five-sided and pale yellow; the yellow-orange fruits are borne inside a balloon-like calyx. The exact native range is uncertain. The species may be naturally endemic to Australia or the Americas or the native range may encompass both the Americas and Australia. It is now widely distributed and naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The plant produces edible fruit that can be eaten raw, cooked, jammed, etc. However, all other parts of the plant are poisonous.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Physalis angulata
- Genus
- Physalis
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist localities in plains, degraded forests and waste places
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മൊട്ടാമ്പുളി
- Marathi
- Popti
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Sunberry belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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