http://www.plantsystematics.com/qikan/manage/wenzhang/aps06141.pdf....refer this link it gives details of species Physalis It says (vi) Nicolson et al. (1988) reduced P. minima L. as a synonym of P. angulata L. There is a need to typify Physalis minima L. However, Edmonds (personal communication) opines that the typification of the Linnaean P. minima is complex, with the lectotype (Hort. Cliff. no. 62, Physalis 5) being conspecific to P. angulata. Therefore, she considers it as a synonym of the latter in her forthcoming account of Solanaceae in Flora of Tropical East Africa. Most of the descriptions and plates on which Linnaeus based his species also refer to P. angulata rather than to the small-flowered prostrate plant, usually known as “P. minima” (that we treat here as Physalis lagascae). Conversely, in the Indian taxonomic literature, we are dealing with two distinct elements (Table 1) under the name P. minima: First one is an erect, robust, smooth, tetraploid taxon with bigger flowers (>7 mm across), bluish anthers, and fruiting calyces tinged purple No. 2 RAJU et al.：The myth of “minima” and “maxima”, the species of Physalis 241 (P. angulata). The second one is a diffuse to erect, relatively smaller, pubescent, diploid taxon with smaller (<6 mm across) flowers (parviflora or micrantha), yellow anthers, and greenish fruiting calyces (P. lagascae). On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Vijayasankar ji > Please help with the key of Indian species of P. minima complex > > > -- > 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 Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:24 PM, manudev madhavan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Can anybody tell how to differentiate *P. minima* from *P. angulat*a?? >> >> regards >> >> r <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello >>> *Physalis minima* found at Sawantwadi, Maharashtra >>> -- >>> Smita raskar >>> 308 Disha Residency, >>> Salaiwada,Sawantwadi >>> Mob.09422379568 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Manudev K Madhavan* >> Junior Research Fellow >> Systematic & Floristic Lab, >> Department of Botany, >> Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research >> St. Joseph's College, Devagiri >> Kozhikode- 673 008 >> Mob: 9496470738 >> >> > > > -- Smita raskar 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Mob.09422379568
