EPPO Global Database

Physalis angulata(PHYAN)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-11-13

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: PHYAN
  • Preferred name: Physalis angulata
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Native to USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). A weedy species. Introduced in a few European countries, Western Asia, Central Asia, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), Japan, Korea, most of Africa, Madagascar, Australia (except South, Tasmania).


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Physalis lanceifolia Nees

Common names
Name Language
angular winter cherry English
annual groundcherry English (AU)
balloon cherry English
camapu English
cutleaf groundcherry English (US)
cutleaf groundcherry English
hogweed English
wild cape gooseberry English
wild tomato English
Kantige Blasenkirsche German
alkekenje Spanish (AR)
bolsa mulluca Spanish
capulí cimarrón Spanish (BO)
chapuca Spanish (BO)
huevo de gato Spanish (CU)
huevo de tortuga Spanish
miltomate Spanish (GT)
pantomima Spanish
sacabuche Spanish
tomate forrado Spanish
tomatillo Spanish (HN)
uchuva Spanish (GT)
alquequenje Portuguese
barrilheiro Portuguese
bucho-de-rã Portuguese (BR)
hirohafûrin-hôzuki Japanese
sennari-hôzuki Japanese
センナリホオズキ Japanese
ヒロハフウリンホオズキ Japanese
физалис угловатый Russian
hışhış çiçeği Turkish
bu'an metzulla Hebrew
בּוּעָן מְצֻלָּע Hebrew
fshikakuge Albanian
ku zhi Chinese
苦职 Chinese
mjehurica Croatian
mochyně drobnoplodá Czech
rasbhari Hindi
땅꽈리 Korean
ttang kkwa ri Korean