Pan India Bouquets

Physalis divaricata D.Don

Family : Solanaceae
(Nightshade Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BAINGAN FAMILY (बैंगन फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Solanaceae
Synonym(s) : Nicandra indica (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.; Physalis alvarisii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida; Physalis indica Lam.; Physalis joe-diasii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida; Physalis kansuensis Pojark.; Physalis minima var. indica (Lam.) C.B.Clarke
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Physalis halicacabum Crantz
Vernacular name : Golbhende jhar (Nepali)
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Wasteground, edges of cultivation fields and river shingle; 200 - 1400 m. altitude
Key identification features : Calyx at anthesis c 2.5mm; corolla 4-6mm, usually without purple spots; plant subglabrous or pubescent but not villous
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 184; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1045
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Physalis divaricata. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.

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