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.