Dear Gurcharan ji And Shrikant ji , I am adding complete description of the plant and also other details and using bold text for similar character with these photos
*Physalis minima Linn.* *Family:* Solanaceae *English names:* Wild capegooseberry *Indian names:* *kupanti, budda, budamma* (Andhra Pradesh); *ban tipariya*(Bengal); *parpoti, popti *(Gujrat); *rasbhary* (Himachal Pradesh); *tulati pati *(Hindi); * gudde hannu* (Karnataka); *njodi njotta* (Kerala); *chirboti, dhan mori *(Maharashtra); *tholtakalli* (Tamilnadu). *Physalis minima* Linn. is commonly found on the bunds of the fields, wastelands, around the houses, on roadsides, etc., where the soil is porous and rich in organic matter. It is an annual herbaceous plant having a very delicate stem and leaves. It is found growing in the sub-Himalayas up to altitudes of 1,650 metres. According to Duthie (1905), it also grows in Afghanistan, Baluchistan, tropical Africa, Australia. Ceylon, etc. * Morphology * A small, delicate, erect, annual, pubescent herb, 1.5 metres tall; internodal length, 8.2 cm; more or less the whole plant is pubescent. Leaves, *petiolate (4.1 cm long)*, ovate to cordate, pubescent, delicate, exstipulate, *acuminate, having reticulate palmate venation and undulate margins*; *dorsal surface of the leaves, dark green and the ventral surface, light green*; 9.7 cm long and 8.1 cm broad. Flowers, *pedicellate having 1.2 cm long pedice*l, hermaphrodite, complete, solitary, small companulate, 1.2 to 1.4 cm in diameter;* calyx; gamosepalous, 5-toothed, actinomorphic, green, persistent, downy; corolla, gamopetalous with five petals, the petal cup, 1.1 to 1.3 cm long, yellow, having five black spots on yellow ground in the middle of the corolla cup; stamens, five, epipetalous, 6 to 7 mm long, having a black filament and greenish-yellow anther lobes; style, black, 9 min long, having a yellowish stigma at the top and a yellowish round ovary at the base.* *Fruit, a berry, enclosed within the enlarged, 10-ribbed, reticulately veined calyx*, which is 4.1 cm long and 2.5 cm broad; berries, stalked (stalk, 2.2 cm long), almost round having a pinhead-sized depression at the end; diameter, 1.4 to 1.6 cm; weight, 2.15 g; volume, 1.32 ml; fully mature fruits primrose yellow 601/2 at full maturity. Seeds, globose, Dresden yellow 64/3; weight and volume of l00 seeds, 113 mg and 197 microlitres respectively. * The flowering and fruiting season * The flowers appear in acropetal succession, i.e. the lower flowers appear and form fruits earlier than the upper ones, which emerge as well as set fruit later. In this way, the flowering and fruiting season of this plant starts from March-April and continues up to the end of November. The fruiting starts from the middle of August and continues till the end of November. The peak fruiting season in the Solan area, however, is October. *Chemical composition of the fruit* The fruit is juicy, containing 61.4 per cent extractable juice and 76.7 per cent moisture. The total soluble solids content of the juice is 12.5 per cent. The acidity of the juice is 1.84 per cent. The fruits contain 5.97 per cent total sugars, 3 per cent reducing sugars, 2.81 per cent non-reducing sugars, 0.64 per cent tannins and 0.52 percent pectin. They contain a good amount of vitamin C which is 24.45 mg per 100 ml of juice. The mineral content of the fruit, as represented by its ash, is 1.216 per cent. The protein content of the fruit is 2.75 per cent. The content of some of the important minerals of the fruits, viz. phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron is 0.108. 0.613, 0.024, 0.056 and 0.006 per cent respectively. * Medicinal properties * Kirtikar and Basu (1935) have reported that the plants of *Physalis minima*Linn. are bitter, appetizing, tonic, diuretic, laxative, useful in inflammations, enlargement of the spleen and abdominal troubles. The fruit is considered to be a tonic, diuretic and purgative in the Punjab. The * mundas* (a tribe) of Chhota Nagpur mix the juice of the leaves with water and mustard oil and use it as a remedy against earache. * Utilization * The fruits are covered by the persistent calyx which protects them from external injury. They are eaten and liked by all. They are juicy and, as is evident from their chemical composition, they are a good source of vitamin C. The raw fruit can also be used as a vegetable. Regards Tanay On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:28 AM, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected] > wrote: > Sir, your plant too seems P. longifolia Nutt. as the one posted by > Dineshji. Anthers are said to be greenish-blue. Regards, Shrikant > > On Apr 10, 6:59 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dinesh ji's upload has put me in dilemma. If we go by the paper kindly > > suggested by Muthu ji (and it can't be ignored being a very recent paper > in > > a reputed Journal), then my plant fits P. lagascae in leaves, flowers, > > anthers and overall appearance, but when we look at fruiting calyx the > size, > > shape and colour does not allow you to ignore P. angulata as per this > paper. > > I would request colleagues to kindly give your opinion. > > It is another matter that some authorities (GRIN) consider P. > lagascae > > as synonym of P. minima. Then we have to decide between P. minima (Pl. > > lagascae) or P. angulata. > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: > > 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > > Physalis-minima-Delhi-1.jpg > > 169KViewDownload > > > > Physalis-minima-Delhi-2.jpg > > 176KViewDownload > > > > Physalis-minima-Delhi-3.jpg > > 194KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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