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[8] and given the genus name Physalis after the Greek: φυσαλλίς - physallís, “bladder, wind instrument” in reference to the calyx that surrounds the berry. The specific name peruviana refer to the country of Peru, one of the countries of the berry's origin. In Peru, P. peruviana is known as aguaymanto in Spanish and topotopo in ...
The fruit is a rounded berry, translucent white to light yellow, orange, or red, and 1.5–2 cm (0.59–0.79 in) in diameter. The leaves are edible, containing 20 to 30% of protein in the dry leaf matter. The fruits are also edible, containing numerous small seeds. It somewhat resembles the gooseberry in appearance and is of excellent flavor. [4]
Physalis (/ ˈ f aɪ s ə l ɪ s /, / f ɪ-/, / f aɪ ˈ s eɪ l ɪ s /, /-ˈ s æ-/, from φυσαλλίς : phusallís 'bladder' [3]) is a genus of approximately 75 to 90 flowering plants in the nightshade family (), which are native to the Americas and Australasia.
Sapling. Phyllanthus acidus is an intermediary between a shrub and tree, reaching 2 to 9 m (6½ to 30 ft) high. [2] The tree's dense and bushy crown is composed of thickish, tough main branches, at the end of which are clusters of deciduous, greenish, 15-to-30-cm long branchlets.
English common names include: angular winter cherry, [12] balloon cherry, [12] cutleaf groundcherry, [12] [13] gooseberry, [12] hogweed, [12] wild tomato, camapu, and occasionally other common names for the genus Physalis. In Spanish it is known as bolsa mullaca [14] In Malayalam it is known as njottanjodiyan and mottaampuli.
Breynia androgyna, also known as katuk, star gooseberry, or sweet leaf, is a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Its multiple upright stems can reach heights of 2.5 meters and bear dark green oval leaves of length 5–6 centimetres .
Green gooseberries Red berries of Ribes uva-crispa. Gooseberry (/ ˈ ɡ uː s b ɛ r i / GOOSS-berr-ee or / ˈ ɡ uː z b ɛ r i / GOOZ-berr-ee (American and northern British) or / ˈ ɡ ʊ z b ər i / GUUZ-bər-ee (southern British)) [1] is a common name for many species of Ribes (which also includes currants), as well as a large number of plants of similar appearance, and also several ...
The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, in pendulous 4–8-centimetre (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch) racemes, maturing into bright red translucent edible berries about 8–12 millimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 1 ⁄ 2 in) diameter, with 3–10 berries on each raceme.