Physalis stapelioides
(Regel) Bitter.
Solanaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A subtropical herb in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) that produces edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw or cooked in sauces.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw or cooked in sauces.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Mexico, North America,
Synonyms
Physalis acuminata Greenm.Saracha stapeliiflora Decaisne ex JacquesSaracha stapelioides Regel
Also Known As
Tomatillo
References (3)
- Astrada, E., et al, 2007, Ethnobotany in the Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 3:8
- Caballero, J. N., & Mapes, C. S., 1985, Gathering and Subsistence Patterns among the P'urhepecha Indians of Mexico. J. Ethnol. 5(1): 31-47 (As Physalis acuminata)
- Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solonaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322
