Dear Shrikant ji, As per the link http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_longifolia_page.html it doesn't seem to be P. longifolia whose anthers are yellow and even the fruiting calyx doesn't match.
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Vijayasankar ji > It is interesting to have another species in contention from the minima > complex. Differentiating key for P. minima, P. angulata and P. lagascae are > available at Eflora of China website. Could you kindly provide key to > separate P. longifolia from these? > > > -- > > 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: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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: 9810359089 >>>>>> http://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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