Dear Gurucharanji, Please note that pedicel of *P. angulata* could range from 7 -10mm while on anthesis. according to this source: http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/physalis_minima.htm <http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/physalis_minima.htm>
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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