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genus

Physalis L.

This genus name was first published in K. & A.M.Lu and K. & A.M.Lu, Sp. Pl. 1: 182., 1753.

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029503.

Literature

Sp. Pl. 1: 182. 1753 [1 May 1753]

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Synonyms of Physalis

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Physalis barbadensis	Herb.Wight ex Wall.	H. W. ex Wall., B. H. ex Wall., H. W. ex Wall., and R. ex Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2634..	—	wfo-0001024596
Physalis corymbosa	Noronha	Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 25. 1790, 1790.		wfo-0001024645
Physalis halicacabum	Noronha	Noronha and Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 23. 1790, 1790.		wfo-0001024715
Physalis hederifolia	A.Gray	A.Gray, A.Gray, and A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 65. 1875.	—	wfo-0001024721
Physalis hederifolia var. hederifolia	–	–	—	wfo-0001024725
Physalis megistocarpos	Zuccagni	Zuccagni, in Roem., Collecteana 130. 1806., 1806.	—	wfo-0001024826
Physalis monticola	Mohr	Mohr, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. vi. 711..		wfo-0001024855
Physalis pubescens	Porter & J.M.Coult.	–		wfo-0001024927
Solanum hyemale	Biroli ex Colla	Herb. Pedem. 4: 275. 1835.		wfo-0001028494
Alicabon	Raf.	Phil. et al., Sylva Tellur. 56 (1838)., 1838.		wfo-4000001187
Boberella	E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2 10: 54. 1903.		wfo-4000004841
Epetetiorhiza	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 328 (1841).		wfo-4000013536
Epetorhiza	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 556 (1840).		wfo-4000013537
Eplateia	Raf.	Sylva Tellur. 57 (1838).		wfo-4000013658
Eurostorhiza	G.Don ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 617 (1840).		wfo-4000014270
Herschelia	Bowdich	Exc. Madeira 35 (1825).		wfo-4000017590
Herschellia	Bartl.	Ord. Nat. Pl. 194 (1830). orth. var		wfo-4000017593
Margaranthus	Schltdl.	Ducke, Ducke, and Schltdl., Index Seminum Hort. Hal. 1838: 8. [Dec 1838], 1838.		wfo-4000023137
Pentaphiltrum	Rchb.	Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 121. 1841 [Jul 1841].		wfo-4000028610
Phisalis	Nocca	Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 5: 48 (1793).		wfo-4000029254

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Physalis:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Physalis abyssinica	Hort.Berol. ex Nees	Linnaea 6: 448. 1831		wfo-0001024547
Physalis adulterina	Fisch. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 516, nomen. 1821		wfo-0001024550
Physalis alkekengi var. digitalifolia	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 438. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024556
Physalis allogona	Hort.Lips. ex Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 452, ( Ind. Sem. Hort. Lips. 3). 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024557
Physalis alpini	Jacq.	Eclog. Amer. 1: 39. 1797.		wfo-0001024558
Physalis alvarisii	M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida	Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 368 (2001).		wfo-0001024559
Physalis angulata	B.Heyne ex Wall.	Numer. List [Wallich] n. 2634. 1831		wfo-0001024564
Physalis angulata	Walter	Fl. Carol. [Walter] 99. 1788 [Apr-Jun 1788]		wfo-0001024567
Physalis angulata var. dubia	Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 452. 1891		wfo-0001024573
Physalis angulata var. villosa	Bonati	Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H. Lecomte et al.] 4(3): 335. 1915 [Sep 1915]		wfo-0001024581
Physalis angustiloba	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 320. 1967		wfo-0001024583
Physalis arenaria	Schrank	Denkschr. Bot. Ges. Regensb. 2: 85. 1822.		wfo-0001024587
Physalis arenaria	hort. ex Nees	Linnaea 6: 471. 1831		wfo-0001024588
Physalis atriplicifolia	Poir.	Encycl. (Lamarck) Suppl. 2: 348. 1811.		wfo-0001024594
Physalis barbadensis	Herb.Wight ex Wall.	Numer. List [Wallich] no. 2634. 1831		wfo-0001024595
Physalis bodinieri	H.Lév. & Vaniot	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 208. 1908		wfo-0001024603
Physalis brasiliensis	Sendtn.	Fl. Bras. (Martius) 10: 133. 1846 [1 Jul 1846]		wfo-0001024604
Physalis bulbosa	Hedw. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 329. 1841		wfo-0001024605
Physalis campanulata	Brandegee	Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 278. 1912		wfo-0001024609
Physalis carnosa	Standl. & Steyerm.	Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 19. 1943		wfo-0001024615
Physalis chenopodifolia var. exigua	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 110. 1967		wfo-0001024629
Physalis chenopodifolia var. glandulosa	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 112. 1967		wfo-0001024630
Physalis chenopodifolia var. viridis	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 110. 1967		wfo-0001024631
Physalis chenopodiifolia	Willd.	Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1(2): 1023. 1798 [Jul 1798]		wfo-0001024632
Physalis chenopodiifolia f. immaculata	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 110. 1967		wfo-0001324209
Physalis cinerea	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 102. 1967		wfo-0001024639
Physalis cordifolia	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 441. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024644
Physalis corymbosa	Noronha	Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 25. 1790		wfo-0000474958
Physalis crassifolia subvar. amplifoliata	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 210. 1967		wfo-0001024650
Physalis crassifolia var. microphylla	Benth.	–	—	wfo-0001024655
Physalis crenata	Noronha	Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 23. 1790		wfo-0001024657
Physalis cuneata	Rusby	Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 118. 1920		wfo-0001024658
Physalis curassavica	Willd.	Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 1(2): 1020. 1798 [Jul 1798]		wfo-0001024660
Physalis curassavica var. integrifolia	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 438. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024662
Physalis decumbens	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 436. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024665
Physalis dentata	Pav. ex Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 441. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024666
Physalis digitalifolia	(Dunal) Britton	Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 288. 1894		wfo-0001024668
Physalis divaricata	D.Don	Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 97. 1825 [26 Jan-1 Feb 1825]		wfo-0001024669
Physalis dubia	Link	Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 181. 1821 [16 Mar-30 Jun 1821]		wfo-0001024670
Physalis dunalii	Montrouz.	Mem. Acad. Lyon 10: 245. 1860		wfo-0001024671
Physalis erecta	Bellardi ex Colla	Herb. Pedem. 4: 279. 1835		wfo-0001024675
Physalis eximia	Standl.	Fieldiana, Bot. 27: 273. 1937		wfo-0001024678
Physalis fauriei	H.Lév. & Vaniot	Monde Pl. sér. 2, 10: 37. 1908		wfo-0001024679
Physalis filipendula	Brandegee	Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 10: 187. 1922		wfo-0001024683
Physalis flava	Wiggins	Contr. Dudley Herb. 3: 73, tab. 19, fig. 7-8. 1940		wfo-0001024684
Physalis foetidissima	Hort.Matrit. ex Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 436. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024691
Physalis foetidissima	Lag.	Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca] 10. 1816		wfo-0001024692
Physalis frutescens	(L.) DC.	Fl. Franc. (DC. & Lamarck), ed. 3. 3: 611. 1805		wfo-0001024694
Physalis fusco-maculata	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 437. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024696
Physalis fusco-maculata	Rouville	–		wfo-0001024695
Physalis galeottiana	Walp.	Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 4: 574. 1847		wfo-0001024698
Physalis geniculata	(M.Martens & Galeotti) Miers	Illustr. S. Am. Pl. 2: App 56. 1857		wfo-0001024699
Physalis glabra	M.Martens & Galeotti	Bull. Acad. Roy. Soc. Bruxelles 12(1): 132. 1845.		wfo-0001024702
Physalis glutinosa var. eximia	(Standl.) Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 101. 1967		wfo-0001024707
Physalis gymnocarpa	Bellardi ex Vahl	Herb. Pedem. 4: 279. 1835		wfo-0001024714
Physalis halicacabum	Crantz	Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 370.1766		wfo-0001024716
Physalis halicacabum	Noronha	Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 23. 1790		wfo-0000474961
Physalis hastata	Rydb.	Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 363. 1896		wfo-0001024717
Physalis hederifolia	Holz.	Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 212. 1892.		wfo-0001024719
Physalis hermanni	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 444. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024728
Physalis heterophylla var. timbo	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 440. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024735
Physalis hyemalis	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 132. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]		wfo-0001024747
Physalis incana	Desf.	Tabl. École Bot. 68. 1804		wfo-0001024752
Physalis indica	Lam.	Encycl. (Lamarck) 2(1): 102. 1786.		wfo-0001024753
Physalis integrifolia	Pav. ex Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 438. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024755
Physalis jacquinii	Link	Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 180. 1821 [16 Mar-30 Jun 1821]		wfo-0001024761
Physalis jaliscensis	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 231. 1967		wfo-0001024762
Physalis joe-diasii	M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida	Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 369 (2001).		wfo-0001024763
Physalis lanceifolia	Rugel ex Kunze	Linnaea 20: 33. 1847		wfo-0001024770
Physalis lanceolata	Elliott	Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 1: 278. 1817 [Mar 1817]		wfo-0001024772
Physalis lanceolata var. laevigata	A.Gray	Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 68. 1874		wfo-0001024774
Physalis lanceolata var. longifolia	(Nutt.) Trel.	Rep. (Annual) Arkansas Geol. Surv. 1888, vol. 4: 207. 1891		wfo-0001024776
Physalis laurifolia	D.Dietr.	Syn. Pl. (D. Dietrich) 1: 695. 1839		wfo-0001024793
Physalis limensis	Retz.	Observ. Bot. (Retzius) 5: 22. 1788		wfo-0001024796
Physalis linkiana var. arenaria	(Nees) Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 448. 1852 [10 May 1852] as avenaria		wfo-0001024799
Physalis linkiana var. venosa	Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 448. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024801
Physalis lobata f. lobata	–	–	—	wfo-0001429899
Physalis lurida	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 132. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]		wfo-0001024814
Physalis lutea	Medik.	Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat., 4 Phys.: 186. 1780		wfo-0001024815
Physalis luteoanthera	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 113. 1967		wfo-0001024816
Physalis maurelloides	Schltdl.	Linnaea 27: 508. 1856		wfo-0001024821
Physalis megistocarpos	Zuccagni	Cent. Observ. Bot., no. 46: [18]. 1806.		wfo-0001024825
Physalis mexicana	Molina ex Colla	Herb. Pedem. 4: 278. 1835		wfo-0001024831
Physalis michoacanensis	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 215. 1967		wfo-0001024832
Physalis mimulus	Waterf.	Rhodora 69: 211. 1967		wfo-0001024836
Physalis minima f. paraguariensis	Hassl.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 121. 1911		wfo-0001325313
Physalis minima var. hermanni	Hassl.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 121. 1911		wfo-0001024840
Physalis minima var. indica	(Lam.) C.B.Clarke	Flora of British India 4 1885		wfo-0001024841
Physalis minor	Ridl.	Journ. Straits Med. Assoc. No. 5, 135. 1897		wfo-0001024844
Physalis minutiflora	Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 451. 1852 [10 May 1852]		wfo-0001024846
Physalis mollis	Torr.	Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 153. 1859		wfo-0001024849
Physalis mucronata	Willd.	Enum. Pl. Suppl. [Willdenow] 11, nomen. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814]		wfo-0001024857
Physalis nodosa	Lam.	Tabl. Encycl. 2: 29. 1794.		wfo-0001024866
Physalis nutans	J.F.Gmel.	Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis] 2(1): 382. 1791		wfo-0001024868
Physalis obscura var. pubescens	Pursh	Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 157. 1814		wfo-0001024874
Physalis ochroleuca	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 132. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796]		wfo-0001024875
Physalis ovata	Poir.	Encycl. (Lamarck) Suppl. 2: 347. 1811.		wfo-0001024879
Physalis parviflora	R.Br.	Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.. 447. 1810.		wfo-0001024883
Physalis parviflora	hort. ex Zuccagni	Cent. Observ. Bot., no. 45: [18]. 1806.		wfo-0001024884
Physalis pedunculata	M.Martens & Galeotti	Bull. Acad. Roy. Soc. Bruxelles 12(1): 132. 1845.		wfo-0001024886