| Accepted name: |
Physalis philadelphica Lam. var. immaculata Waterfall |
| Synonym(s): |
-Physalis ixocarpa Brot. ex Hornem.
-Physalis edulis L.
-Physalis aequata Jacq.
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| English names: |
Mexican Ground-cherry
Tomatillo Ground-cherry
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| French names: |
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPHYPHI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Berries squeezed and the juice used as an eyewash(*42)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
