Physalis angulata - Dog tomato

❏ Binomial Name : Physalis angulata L.

❏ Synonym : Physalis dubia,Boberella angulata,Physalis pendula

❏ Family : Solanaceae

❏ Common Name : Dog tomato

❏ Tamil Name : Mani Thakkali

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Physalis angulata Botanical Description

Annual herbs; branches angular. Leaves 3-7 x 1.5-3 cm, ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, base cuneate, unequal sided, margins dentate or sinuate, sometimes entire, apex acute, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; petiole to 4 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary; pedicels c. 8 mm long. Calyx campanulate, 5-toothed, c. 2.5 cm across in fruit. Corolla pale-yellow with a purple base, campanulate, c. 8 mm across; limb plicate, shortly lobed. Stamens 5, unequal; anthers oblong. Style linear; stigma obscurely 2-lobed. Berry c. 7 mm across, globose, enclosed by the inflated calyx. Seeds many, discoid, minutely rugose. Fl. &Fr.: July-December.

Physalis angulata Medicinal uses

❀ The seeds are cooked with Phyllanthus amarus seeds in a preparation given to women after childbirth

❀ The plant is used in the Pacific Islands to facilitate childbirth; to treat infertility in women and dengue fever

❀ The leaves have been used to treat stomach disorders and Bright's Disease

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