Physalis arborescens L.

PLANTS OF MEXICO Edo. Veracruz
SOLAN Physalis arborescens L . x det. M. Nee, 1984
Along hwy. Mex. 180, 10 km. SE of Rio Panuco opposite Tampico and 1.5 km. NW of Tampico Alto, Mun. Tampico Alto.
22°07'30"N, 97°49'W.	alt. 30 m.
SELVA BAJA CADUCIFOLIA. Disturbed, brushy woods and pastures.
Slender shrub with single stem, 2 m. tall. Fruiting calyx green, often becoming purple, 5-angled; fruit bright orange, tart, with weak taste of cultivated P. pubescens.
Coll.: M. Nee & K. Taylor 28700	Jan. 11, 1984
Field Museum, Chicago (F); INIREB, Xalapa (XAL)