Physalis

E416638

plant genus taxon

Physalis is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family known for their small, tomato-like fruits enclosed in papery, lantern-shaped husks.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Physalis canonical	1
Physalis alkekengi	1
Physalis angulata	1
Physalis heterophylla	1
Physalis ixocarpa	1
Physalis longifolia	1
Physalis philadelphica	1
Physalis pruinosa	1
Physalis viscosa	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	Chinese lanterns ⓘ groundcherries ⓘ husk tomatoes ⓘ
containsCompound	carotenoids ⓘ physalins ⓘ vitamin C ⓘ
describedAs	genus with inflated calyx surrounding fruit ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
edibleUse	eaten fresh as fruit ⓘ used in desserts ⓘ used in jams and preserves ⓘ used in salsas ⓘ
family	Solanaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	white ⓘ yellow ⓘ
fruitType	berry ⓘ
growthForm	annual plants ⓘ herbaceous plants ⓘ perennial plants ⓘ
habitat	disturbed soils ⓘ fields ⓘ roadsides ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	fruits enclosed in papery husks ⓘ lantern-shaped calyx around fruit ⓘ produces small berry-like fruits ⓘ
includesSpecies	Physalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Physalis alkekengi Physalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Physalis angulata Physalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Physalis heterophylla Physalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Physalis ixocarpa Physalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Physalis longifolia Physalis minima ONNED1 ⓘ Physalis peruviana ⓘ Physalis philadelphica ⓘ Physalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Physalis pruinosa Physalis pubescens ⓘ Physalis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Physalis viscosa Physalis walteri NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
nativeTo	Americas ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
order	Solanales ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
relatedTo	Capsicum ⓘ Solanum ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeOf	flowering plant genus ⓘ
usedAs	food crop ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Solanaceae → includesGenus → Physalis ⓘ

Solanaceae → includesSpecies → Physalis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Physalis philadelphica