The taxonomy of this *Physalis* spp. triggering out many inputs and questions.
As Vijayasankarji suggested, why don't we include a line of 'source' to the material referred? On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Tanay and others, i feel, if the information is taken from some > other site or publication, and* if it goes into the group's database*, i > think we have to provide/acknowledge the source or the original authors' > names, as a courtesy and also to avoid copyright issues. Thanks for your > kind service. > > > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:16 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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/ >>> > >>> > 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. >> 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. >> > > > > -- > With regards > > R. 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