Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 1654

Genus ja: センナリホオズキ

Genus en: Ground cherry

# spp.: 95 (from genus_families table) | 6 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Solanaceae

Family ja: ナス

Infra familial classification:

Distribution en: America

Description en: Genus of about 80 species of upright, bushy, sometimes rhizomatous annuals and perennials found in sunny or lightly shaded, well-drained habitats world-wide, although mostly In the Americas. They have alternate or whorled, entire or pinnatifld, mid-green leaves. Tiny, inconspicuous, bell-shaped flowers, with star-shaped mouths, are produced singly (rarely in small clusters) from the leaf axils; they are followed by spherical, bright red, Yellow, or purple, sometimes edible berries, enclosed in decorative, papery, orange to scarlet calyces. In some species, the calyces skeletonize, and persist throughout winter with the berries inside, remaining attractive; they can be used in dried arrangements. They are suitable for a border, although they may become invasive. All parts of P. alkekengi, except the fully ripe fruit, may cause mild stomach upset if ingested; contact with foliage may irritate skin.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed of perennials in containers in a cold frame in spring; sow seed of annuals in situ in mid-spring. Divide in spring.

Pests en: Caterpillars may be a problem.

Description ja:

Comment: cosmopolitan

Comment ja: ホオズキ P. alkekengi がこの属のタイプ種だったが、ホオズキのみが他の種と系統的に異なるため、他の種の学名の安定性のため新たに P. pubescens をタイプとして Physalis を保存することになった (Whitson, 2011)。

Type species: Physalis pubescens L. Accepted

Phylogenetic definition:

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