Physalis angulata L.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Solanaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Erect, 4-9 dm. high, glabrous; stem angled; leaves ovate, usually with cuneate base and long-acuminate teeth, 5-6.5 cm. long, on slender petioles, thin, the veins not prominent; peduncles slender, 2-3 cm. long, erect, in fruit often reflexed but seldom exceeding the fruiting calyx; calyx-teeth triangular to lanceolate, generally shorter than the tube; corolla 5-10 cm. in diameter; anthers purplish tinged; fruiting calyx about 3 cm. long, ovoid, not prominently angled, at last nearly filled by the yellow berry.
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Distribution
Waste places, Andros Mini New Providence: Bermuda; southern United States; West Indies and continental tropical America. Cut-leaved Ground - Cherry. Poppers.
Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| West Indies|