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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 On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 6:19 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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