Physalis peruviana L.

English: Cape gooseberry, Andenbeere

German: Kapstachelbeere

Mandarin: 灯笼果 (deng long guo)

Kingdom: Plantae (2597)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)

      Order: Solanales (94)

        Family: Solanaceae (48)(family description)

          Genus: Physalis (3)

            Epithet: peruviana L. (3)

Synonym: Physalis edulis Sims

edulis => edible

peruviana => of Peruvian origin

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, yellow

Check for Physalis peruviana at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [335] Physalis peruviana - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [626] Physalis peruviana - Plants For A Future database
• [1225] Physalis - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
• [1660] Physalis peruviana - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.