Solanaceae

Physalis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 182 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is America.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Manitoba, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Québec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Central European Rus, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, Easter Is., Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Hawaii, Hungary, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kazan-retto, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Libya, Line Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Manchuria, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Australia, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tristan da Cunha, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • O. E. Schulz in Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 140 (1909)
  • Waterfall in Rhodora 60: 107—114, 128—142, 152—173 (1958).
  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 246

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 85 (1754).
  • Hunziker, Gen. Solanacearum: 202 (2001).
  • Sp. Pl.: 182 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 13(1):434 (1852);
  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 85 (1754);
  • Gen. Solanaceae: 202–208 (2001)
  • Rhodora 60: 107–114, 128–142, 152–173 (1958)
  • Rhodora 69: 82–120, 203–239, 319–329 (1967);
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 182 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Willis, F.R. [123], New Guinea 70592.000 No
Hinton, G.B. [8174], Mexico K000042324 No
Hinton, G.B. [8200], Mexico K000042325 No
Hinton, G.B. [8457], Mexico K000042327 No
Palmer, E. [165], Mexico K000042328 No
Palmer, E. [622], Mexico K000042329 No
Palmer, E. [634], Mexico K000042332 No
Palmer, E. [463], Mexico K000042337 No
Nelson, E.W. [4649], Mexico K000042338 No
Rose, J.N. [7172], Mexico K000042339 No
Balls, E.K. [B5413], Mexico K000042341 No
Palmer, E. [144], Mexico K000042345 No
Palmer, E. [220], Mexico K000042349 No
Palmer, E. [100], Mexico K000042350 No
Hinton, G.B. [4202], Mexico K000042354 No
Hinton, G.B. [4686], Mexico K000042355 No
Hinton, G.B. [6347], Mexico K000042359 No
Hinton, G.B. [8472], Mexico K000042363 No
Botteri, M. [853], Mexico K000042368 No
Coulter, T. [221], Mexico K000042372 No
Muller, N. [1336], Mexico K000042373 No
Palmer, E. [53], Mexico K000042351 No
Schaffner, J.G. [699], Mexico K000042348 No
Hinton, G.B. [13156], Mexico K000042344 No
Hinton, G.B. [6347], Mexico K000042370 No
Rico, L. [1411], Bolivia K000295481 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.], Myanmar K001132461 Yes
Finlayson, G. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132465 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132466 Yes
Palmer, E. [480], Mexico K000042366 No
Palmer, E. [379], Mexico K000042347 No
Hinton, G.B. [4686], Mexico K000042367 No
Hinton, G.B. [5823], Mexico K000042360 No
Palmer, E. [494], Mexico K000042333 No
Palmer, E. [297], Mexico K000042331 No
Balls, E.K. [B4404], Mexico K000042342 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132965 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132460 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132458 Yes
Heyne, B. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132459 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B4714], Mexico K000042340 No
Bourgeau, M. [3228], Mexico K000042362 No
Bourgeau, M. [2940], Mexico K000042371 No
Orcutt, C.R. [3531], Mexico K000042385 No
Hinton, G.B. [8198], Mexico K000042364 No
Hinton, G.B. [6687], Mexico K000042356 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.], Myanmar K001132464 Yes
Palmer, E. [463], Mexico K000042334 No
Matuda, E. [3312], Mexico K000042335 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132463 Yes
Rovirosa, J.N. [558], Mexico K000042386 No
Hinton, G.B. [8034], Mexico K000042365 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132457 Yes
Balls, E.K. [4331], Mexico K000042285 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132462 Yes
Trail, J.W.H. [601], Brazil K001071980 Yes
Langlassé, E. [309], Mexico K000042352 No
Nelson, E.W. [6272], Mexico K000042336 No
Balls, E.K. [B4715], Mexico K000042343 No
Hinton, G.B. [11928], Mexico K000042326 No
Palmer, E. [127], Mexico K000042346 No
Hinton, G.B. [619], Mexico K000042353 No
Palmer, E. [621], Mexico K000042330 No
Hinton, G.B. [8606], Mexico Margaranthus K000063226 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images