Thank you very much Garg ji for resurfacing the post and resolving the ID. Regards. Dinesh
On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 12:39 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it should be *Physalis angulata* L. > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/s/solanaceae/physalis/physalis-angulata> > as per images and details herein. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: JM Garg <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 at 17:54 > Subject: [efloraofindia:163845] Fwd: Physalis minima ... Physalis lagascae > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, > > Resurfacing again for Id confirmation > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > “I 've also read the mentioned paper "The myth of “minima” and “maxima”, > the species of Physalis". This way u are right ur photograph matche with *P. > lagascae* > Satish” > > > > “Nice to read all the descriptions as well as the links. > The plant posted earlier by me also appears to be same *P. lagascae* > Dr Phadke” > > > “Undoubtedly this plant is *Physalis lagascae* very common around > Kolkata and West Bengal along with Physalis minima. P minima is always > given in B.Sc classes for taxonomic studies even I did it. > Regards > Tanay” > > *"This plant would be P. longifolia Nutt. *since corolla has brown spots > at base. This plant was named as P. minima in FOS later corrected to above. > P. minima is included in FFOS. Regards, Shrikant" > > "Thank you very much, Shrikant ji ... this is an interesting turn to the > ID !!. > But, slightly confused ... Missouri Plants site [ > *http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_longifolia_page.html* > <http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_longifolia_page.html> ] > describes the flower to be pendant, have purple at base (in the photo > illustrated however looks the typical brown), have purple filaments, and > the yellow anthers look very different. Would picture the flower of P. > longifolia hanging like Trichodesma species." from Dinesh ji. > > > On Friday, April 9, 2010 11:23:48 AM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> *Physalis minima* for discussion. >> >> >> *Date/Time* : April 3, 2010 at 1.10pm IST >> *Location Place* : Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, >> Mumbai) ... *Altitude* : 66 m ... *GPS* : 19°14'14.75"N, 72°57'52.23"E >> *Habitat* : wild ... *Type* : mixed deciduous forest >> *Plant Habit* : herbaceous bush ... *Height *: 30 - 50 cm ... *Length* : >> - not a climber - >> *Leaves Type *: simple, alternate, margin entire, or shallowly toothed >> ... *Shape* : ovate-lanceolate (variable) ... *Size* : 4 - 6 (12) cm x >> 2.5 - 3 (7) cm >> *Inflorescence Type* : solitary ... *Size* : - >> *Flowers Size* : 6 - 8 mm ... *Colour* : off-white to pale yellow, >> brownish spots at base ... *Calyx* : triangular, 3 - 5 mm long ... >> *Bracts* : - >> *Fruits Type* : berry (edible), enclosed in calyx ... *Shape *: globose >> ... *Size* : about 1 cm ... *Seeds* : about 2 mm, flat disc-shaped or >> broadly reniform >> >> *Other Info* : >> *Fragrance* : do not know ... *Pollinator* : do not know ... *Uses* : >> of medicinal value, fruits eaten. >> >> >> >> >> Photos at flickr photostream, triggered Muthu ji to query whether the >> plant would be *P. angulata* ...or... *P. lagascae*. >> My feeling was *P. minima* (syn. *P. lagascae*) as per NPGS / GRIN ... >> because the flowers have yellow-brown anthers unlike bluish in *P. >> angulata* (Ref; >> http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Physalis_angulata_page.html) >> >> >> >> Revisited >> http://www.plantsystematics.com/qikan/manage/wenzhang/aps06141.pdf to >> check on Muthu ji's query, >> The PDF article: *The myth of “minima” and “maxima”, the species of >> Physalis* is interesting; talks about confusion regarding *P. minima* >> on Indian subcontinent >> It highlights one species confused for other. *P. minima* has >> naturalized pan-tropically, is a fact. >> However, its description could be loose enough for mistaking it for >> another species, at least on the Indian subcontinent, specifically *P. >> lagascae*. >> >> >> >> >> As per this article, my posted plant could be thus *P. lagascae*. >> >> Comments please. >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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