Plant Details

Accepted name:: Physalis viscosa L. [Solanaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
camambú	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
carambú	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
farolito	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
huevo de gallo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pocote del campo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
quillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
starhair groundcherry	Other	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Entire plant, Fruit, Leaf		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 17 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Alkekengi fissum Moench Methodus: 472 (1794), nom. superfl.
Cacabus parviflorus Rusby Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 233 (1895).
Physalis curassavica L. Sp. Pl.: 182 (1753).
Physalis curassavica var. integrifolia Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 438 (1852).
Physalis foetidissima Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 436 (1852), not validly publ.
Physalis fuscomaculata Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 437 (1852).
Physalis glabriuscula Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 436 (1852).
Physalis integrifolia Pav. ex Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 438 (1852), not validly publ.
Physalis jacquinii Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 180 (1821).
Physalis lutea Medik. Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 4(Phys.): 186 (1780).
Physalis mendocina Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 1862(2): 402 (1862).
Physalis nutans J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 382 (1791).
Physalis ochroleuca Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 132 (1796), nom. superfl.
Physalis pensylvanica L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1670 (1763).
Physalis pubescens Engelm. & A.Gray Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 227 (1845), nom. illeg.
Physalis tomentosa Walter Fl. Carol.: 99 (1788), nom. illeg.
Physalis viscosa var. fuscomaculata (Dunal) Thell. Fl. Adv. Montpellier: 448 (1912).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Physalis viscosa L.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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