Hi, Singh ji, Regarding *'Physalis joe-diasii, described by Santapau from Maharashtra, which may turn out to be P. angulata'*, myself and Rakesh ji had similar views after examining all the postings in efi site.
On Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 10:49, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Let us evaluate Physalis in India. Another genus in which species names > have undergone considerable changes. Only two species were described in > Flora of British India: Wild Physalis minima (and its one var. indica) and > cultivated P. peruviana. As understood now, there are atleast four wild > species and 2-3 found in cultivation. These can be separated as under: > 1. Plants perennial, mostly cultivated, plants villous to pubescent......2 > 1. Plants annual, mostly > wild...............................................................3 > 2. Fruiting calyx orange to red, corolla white > with greenish to yellowish spots, leaf base cuneate, > oblique, berry orange red.............................P. alkekengi > (Chinese Lantern) > 2. Fruiting calyx green, corolla yellow with purple blotches > at base, leaf base cordate, berry yellow to orange..... P. peruviana > (Cape gooseberry) > 3. Fruiting pedicel 3-8 mm > long........................................................4 > 3. Fruiting pedicel longer than 10 > mm..............................................5 > 4. Corolla less than 6 mm in diam, yellow with purple blotches, anthers > yellow, less than 2 mm long, fruiting calyx green, subglobose, less > than 2 cm > long....................................................................................... > P. lagascae > 4. Corolla more than 1 cm in diam., yellow with purple blotches, > anthers bluish-purple, 2-3 mm long, fruiting calyx green, ovoid, 2-3 cm > long, berry usually green........................................... > P. philadelphica (tomatillo) > 5. Plants sparsely hairy to glabrescent, without glandular hairs; fruiting > calyx > ovoid, longer than broad, gradually narrowed at tip, with purple > network of > veins.......................................................................................... > P. angulata > 5. Plants densely hairy mixed with glandular > hairs.............................6 > 6. Stems and leaves villous mixed with sessile glands, leaves prominently > dentate from base, corolla with brown spots, anthers purple, > fruiting calyx as long as broad, abruptly acuminate at apex, berry > orange when > > mature........................................................................................ > P. grisea > 6. Stems and leaves villous mixed with stalked glands, leaves light > green, prominently dentate from middle, corolla with pale > green spots, anthers yellow, fruiting calyx longer than > broad, gradually acuminate at apex, berry grey green when > mature.............................................................P. > pruinosa > > There are at least two species the members are requested to focus, > Physalis joe-diasii, described by Santapau from Maharashtra, which may turn > out to be P. angulata, TPL considers it unresolved name, whereas Kew > Database a synonym of Physalis halicacabum Crantz. Another species P. > lagascae is reported by Raju et al. in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 45 (2): > 239–245(2007) from Andhra Pradesh, Khammam district, Achuthapuram: > 1999-02-14;C. S. Reddy 1331 (KUH); Warangal district, Hanamkonda: > 2006-08-02, V. S. Raju 5005 (KUH), the image of fruit also matches > description, but no mention corolla patches. There seems to be no other > credible image in online databases in India, even uploads on Indian Flora > (Facebook) and Flowers of India point to P. pruinosa. Let us all try to > locate true P. lagascae in India (images in my collage are taken from > "Useful Tropical Plants" images by Ken Fern. > http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Physalis+lagascae > 1. P. angulata: Wazirabad, Delhi, August 30, 2009 > 2. P. lagascae: "Useful Tropical Plants" images by Ken Fern > 3. P. grisea: Tikkar Tal Lake, Morni, Haryana, April 10, 2011 > 4. P. pruinosa: Morni, Haryana, April 10, 2011, Flower image from Flowers > of India > 5. P. peruviana: Tiger Fall Road, Chakrata, September 18, 2011 > 6. P. philadelphica (syn: P. ixocarpa): Sunnyvale, California, May 31, 2014 > 7. P. alkakengi: Fremont, California, 10 October, 2017, flower picture > from NatureGate > http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/bladder-cherry, eFlora > of Pakistan reports it from Kashmir from 1200-1800 m altitude, also > cultivated let us find it. > Perhaps a good project for our Young Researchers. This Paper should > be good for further exploration > > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258912061_The_myth_of_minima_and_maxima_the_species_of_Physalis_in_the_Indian_subcontinent > > > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Mob: 9810359089 > https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1 > > Overwhelmed by the positive response to the shareable 30% off discount, we > have extended the deadline. 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