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Physalis lagascae
Solanaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Physalis lagascae

Physalis lagascae

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although providing many well-known foods for people, including the potato, tomato, pepper and aubergine, most plants in the family Solanaceae also contain poisonous alkaloids. Unless there are specific entries with information on edible uses, it would be unwise to ingest any part of this plant[PFAF].

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual
Growth—

Physalis lagascae is native to seasonally dry tropical regions. It is often found as a pantropical weed, being particularly well-suited to seasonally dry climates, but it is by no means restricted to them[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Physalis+lagascae>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  3. [3]Taxonomic revision of Physalis in Mexico — Martínez M. et al · 2023 · http:// 10.3389/fgene.2023.1080176 ↩︎
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎