Taxon:
Physalis philadelphica Lam.
Summary
Place of publication:
Encycl. 2:101. 1786
Verified:
10/02/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
husk-tomato – large-flower tomatillo – tomatillo ground-cherry – French
alkékenge du Mexique – coqueret – tomate fraise – German
mexikanische Blasenkirsche – Spanish
miltomate – tomate – tomate de cáscara – tomate verde – tomatillo – Swedish
tomatillo –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Zacatecas | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Aguascalientes | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | El Salvador | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Guatemala | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | widely natzd. |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Zacatecas]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Aguascalientes, Jalisco]
Southern America
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala, El Salvador
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | fruit | | Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. URL: http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |