Physalis peruviana L.

  • Authority

    Popenoe, Frederick W. 1924. Economic fruit-bearing plants of Ecuador. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-ix, 101-134. pl. 34-49.

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Physalis peruviana L.

  • Description

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    Description - This, the ground-cherry or husk-cherry of northern gardens, is a plant about 60 cm. high, with yellow flowers followed by globose yellow fruits a centimeter in diameter, each surrounded by a dry husk, and having a thin skin which incloses numerous email seeds and a quantity of soft, juicy pulp.

    Uses - When eaten out of hand these fruits are rather insipid, but they are cooked with sugar to form an excellent conserve. The uvilla is not of much importance in any part of Ecuador.

  • Common Names

    uvilla, ground-cherry, husk-cherry