Physalis minima L.

 
  • Family : SOLANACEAE
    (NIGHTSHADE FAMILY OR BRINJAL FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Solanaceae
  • Species : Physalis minima
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Physalis minima L.
  • Common name : Country Gooseberry
  • Vernacular name : Bandhapariya, Tulati pati (Hin.); Sanna budda gida (Kan.); Sodukkuthakkali (Tam.); Kupanti, Budda budama, Budda busara, Budama (Tel.); Tipai (Ori.); Avagutha (San.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Comments : On plains and hills to 1000 m, a weed of fallow fields, river banks etc.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Physalis minima. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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