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 | | Mexico | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | El Salvador | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | widely natzd. |
Native
Northern America
Southern America
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MESOAMERICA:
Guatemala, El Salvador
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd.)
Economic Uses
Human food
Medicines
folklore (fide Herbs Commerce ed2) –