Common name
English: Mullaca, Wild Tomato
German: Mullaca
Mandarin: 苦职 (ku zhi)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)
Genus: Physalis (3)
Epithet: angulata L. (2)
Synonyms: Physalis lanceifolia Nees, Physalis pendula Rydb.
angulata => having corners
lanceifolia => lancet-shaped leaf
pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, beige
External links
Check for Physalis angulata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [333] Physalis angulata - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [624] Physalis angulata - Plants For A Future database
- [1225] Physalis - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1505] Physalis angulata - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.