Country Gooseberry
Physalis minima
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Punjab, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- July-January
How to identify Country Gooseberry
Identify Country Gooseberry by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm fruit type: Papery-husked berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Punjab, West Bengal, Kerala and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Physalis minima
- Genus
- Physalis
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Africa, Australia
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Punjab, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Its leaves are dark green and roughly ovate, often with serrate margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“Its leaves are dark green and roughly ovate, often with serrate margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- HirsuterecordedCovered in coarse, stiff, bristly hairs.“Its leaves are dark green and roughly ovate, often with serrate margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Country Gooseberry itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“The flowers are five-sided and pale yellow;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- Papery-husked berryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Country Gooseberry itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বন টেপারি
- Kannada
- ಗುಪ್ಪಟ್ಟೆ ಗಿಡ
- Malayalam
- ഞൊടിഞെട്ട, Physalis minima, ഞൊടിഞ്ചൊട്ട
About Country Gooseberry
A member of the Solanaceae family, Country Gooseberry (Physalis minima) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Punjab, West Bengal and 11 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Country Gooseberry belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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