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Physalis

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Physalis
Rank
genus
Domain
Eukaryota
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Solanales; Solanaceae
Dates
  • Create:
    2021-11-01
  • Modify:
    2025-01-14
Description
Please note that currently there is no data available in PubChem associated with the organism Physalis. However, annotations from external sources are available.
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain physalin and withangulatin.
Physalis is a genus of plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of the world. All but one species are native to the New World, and most species occur in Mexico in particular. At least 46 species are endemic to the country. The genus is characterised by the small orange fruit similar in size, shape and structure to a small tomato, but partly or fully enclosed in a large papery husk derived from the calyx. Many Physalis species are called groundcherries. One name for Physalis peruviana is Cape gooseberry, not to be confused with the true gooseberries, which are of the genus Ribes in the family Grossulariaceae. They are herbaceous plants growing to 0.4 to 3 m tall, similar to the common tomato, a plant of the same family, but usually with a stiffer, more upright stem. They can be either annual or perennial. Most require full sun and fairly warm to hot temperatures. Some species are sensitive to frost, but others, such as the Chinese lantern, P. alkekengi, tolerate severe cold when dormant in winter.

1 Names and Identifiers

1.1 Synonyms

  • Physalis L., 1753
  • Physalis
groundcherry

1.1.1 MeSH Entry Terms

  • Cherry, Ground
  • Ground Cherry
  • Tomatillo

1.2 Other Identifiers

1.2.1 NCBI Taxonomy ID

1.2.2 MeSH ID

1.2.3 EOL Page ID

1.2.4 ITIS Serial Number

1.2.5 COL ID

1.2.6 Wikidata

3 Chemicals and Bioactivities

3.1 Phytotoxins

S29 | PHYTOTOXINS | Toxic Plant Phytotoxin (TPPT) Database | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.2652993

3.2 Food Compounds

4 Literature

4.1 Consolidated References

4.2 NLM Curated PubMed Citations

5 Classification

5.1 NCBI Taxonomy

5.2 MeSH Tree

5.3 LOTUS Tree

5.4 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

5.5 Catalogue of Life

6 Information Sources

  1. NCBI Taxonomy
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