Gurcharan ji, A point mentioned in article of Prof Raju et al.... x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ... Thus, several of the *Physalis* species and their natural hybrids are now well-established invasive weeds of disturbed landscapes and crops throughout the tropics, including Asia. ... x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
makes me wonder whether we are seeing natural hybrids. Regards. On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > Gurcharan Ji, i think it is a variation (the species is said to be highly > variable). The description in the following reference reads as: > > "... Leaves simple, alternate, ovate, acute, *margins irregularly toothed* > ,..." > > http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJB/article/viewFile/1731/1641 > > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Vijayasankar ji >> This was my first observation when I uploaded the plant. Flowers, anthers >> and fruiting calyx match P. angulata, only the leaves put me to doubt. They >> are supposed to be dentate in 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:22 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Gurcharan ji, your plant should be *Physalis angulata* L. based on >>> the flower and fruit characters. Fruiting calyx is glabrous, green with >>> purple nerves on it is one of the distinguishing characters. Prof. V.S.Raju >>> et al. have solved the problem in identifying Physalis. Pl check this link >>> for the paper: >>> http://www.plantsystematics.com/qikan/manage/wenzhang/aps06141.pdf >>> >>> alse pl read: >>> http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJB/article/viewFile/1731/1641 >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Gurcharan Singh >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Vijayasankar ji >>>> I would be be interested to know possible identity of my plant. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 2:50 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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/<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. >>>>>>>>>> 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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