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Physalis peruviana
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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By the Swynnerton Memorial, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the Swynnerton Memorial, Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Cape gooseberry (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: | Densely hairy perennial (and ? annual) to 1 m. Leaves: lamina ovate-cordate; apex ± acuminate; margin entire to coarsely dentate. Corolla yellow with brown markings, shallowly 5-lobed. Calyx in fruit 3-5 cm. Fruit 12-20 mm, ellipsoid, yellow, not filling the calyx. |
| Notes: | Cultivated for its edible fruits and widely naturalized |
| Derivation of specific name: | peruviana: Peruvian |
| Habitat: | A weed of disturbed ground |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Tropical South America |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 9 February 2012 |
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Other sources of information about Physalis peruviana:
Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Physalis peruviana pageAfrican Plant Database: Physalis peruviana
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Physalis peruviana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Physalis peruviana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Physalis peruviana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Physalis peruviana
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Physalis peruviana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Physalis peruviana
JSTOR Plant Science: Physalis peruviana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Physalis peruviana
Tropicos: Physalis peruviana
West African Plants database: Physalis peruviana
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