Physalis peruviana L.
Common Name : Cape goose berry
Family : Solanaceae
HABIT |
HERBACEOUS OR SOFT-WOODED, PERENNIAL PLANT, USUALLY REACHES
1.6-0.9 M IN HEIGHT BUT OCCASIONALLY MAY ATTAIN 1.8 M. |
STEMS |
ANGULAR, RIBBED, THICKENED
ABOVE THE NODE, MORE OR LESS DENSELY HAIRY |
LEAVES |
NEARLY OPPOSITE, VELVETY, HEART-SHAPED, POINTED,
RANDOMLY-TOOTHED LEAVES 6-15 CM LONG AND 4-10 CM WIDE. |
FLOWERS |
BELL-SHAPED, NODDING FLOWERS,
2 CM WIDE, YELLOW WITH 5 DARK PURPLE-BROWN SPOTS IN THETHROAT, AND CUPPED BY
A PURPLISH-GREEN, HAIRY, 5-POINTED CALYX. |
FRUITS |
BERRY IS GLOBOSE, 1.25-2 CM
WIDE, WITH SMOOTH, GLOSSY, ORANGE-YELLOW SKIN WITH IN THE CALYX CUP. |
SEEDS |
PALE BROWN, DISCOID, 1.75 TO
2 MM LONG, MINUTELY SHALLOWLY RETICULATE. |