Code
PHYLG
Growth form
Broadleaf
Biological cycle
Annual
Habitat
Terrestrial
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Alicabon barbadense (Herb. Wight ex Wall.) Rafin. |
| synonym | Nicandra indica Roem. & Schult. |
| synonym | Physalis abyssinica Hort. Berol. ex Nees |
| synonym | Physalis alkekengi Lour. |
| synonym | Physalis angulata Heyne ex Wall. |
| synonym | Physalis angulata var. villosa Bonati |
| synonym | Physalis barbadensis Herb. Wight ex Wall. |
| synonym | Physalis crenata Noronha |
| synonym | Physalis diffusa Willd. Herb. ex Nees |
| synonym | Physalis dunalii Montrouz. |
| synonym | Physalis eggersii O. E. Schulz |
| synonym | Physalis lagascae var. glabrescens O.E.Schulz |
| synonym | Physalis micrantha Link |
| synonym | Physalis minima L. |
| synonym | Physalis parvicula S. F. Blake |
| synonym | Physalis parviflora Lag. |
| synonym | Physalis pseudoangulata Bl. |
| synonym | Physalis pubescens Willd. ex Nees |
| synonym | Physalis rothiana Roem. & Schult. |
| synonym | Physalis rydbergii Fern. |
| synonym | Physalis timorensis Zipp. ex Span. |
| synonym | Physalis villosa Roth |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Global description
Physalis lagascae is a decumbent, finely pubescent plant with single and alternate leaves, long petiolate. The blade is oval, with apiculate apex, base attenuated and sinuous and toothed margin. The flowers are solitary and campanulate. The fruit is a berry included in the calyx transformed into a hanging vesicle. The seeds are lenticular.
Cotyledons
The cotyledons are oval lanceolate. They are borne by a pubescent petiole, 4 to 6 mm long. The blade is glabrous, finely pubescent on the margin, 6 mm long and 4 mm wide.
First leaves
The first leaves are simple and alternate. They are long petiolate. The blade is oval to lanceolate, 2 to 3 cm long and 10 to 15 mm wide. The margin is sinuous to irregularly toothed and pubescent. The lower face of the blade is pubescent, especially along the veins. The stem is small, soft and finely pubescent.
General habit
Physalis lagascae is erect. The plant forms a small, abundantly branched but often decumbent bush, rarely exceeding 50 cm in height.
Underground system
The root is a taproot.
Stem
The stem is polygonal and hollow. It is slender and soft, light green in color, almost translucent. It is finely pubescent.
Leaf
The leaves are simple and alternate. They are borne by a petiole 3 to 5 cm long. The blade is oval to elliptical, more or less apiculate at the apex and attenuated at the base. It is 5 to 8 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide. The margin is sinuous and irregularly toothed. The blade is marked with 4 to 6 pairs of pinnate veins. Both sides are finely pubescent, at least along the veins and margin at the lower face.
Flower
The flowers are solitary and axillary, located at the intersection of the ramifications of the plant. They are borne by a pubescent peduncle, 3 to 4 mm long. The calyx, 3 mm long, consists of 5 sepals welded in section at the base and ending in 5 short triangular teeth. The chalice is pubescent. The corolla is campanulate, formed of 5 welded petals. It is 4-5 mm wide and creamy white with a purple spot at the base of the petals. The stamens are inserted into the corolla tube alternately with the petals. The ovary includes 2 boxes with many eggs.
Fruit
The fruit is a berry 6-8 mm in diameter, yellow in color and containing many seeds. This berry is included in the calyx which has turned into a vesicle, obconic, pendulous, 8 mm wide and 13 to 15 mm long. This vesicle is pubescent, it is first of green color then browns and dries at maturity. It is traversed by 7 or 8 longitudinal ribs connected by a network of fine ribs.
Seed
The seeds are flat and lenticular, with a diameter of 2 mm. The tegument is orange in color and finely alveolate.
Physalis lagascae is a decumbent, finely pubescent plant with single and alternate leaves, long petiolate. The blade is oval, with apiculate apex, base attenuated and sinuous and toothed margin. The flowers are solitary and campanulate. The fruit is a berry included in the calyx transformed into a hanging vesicle. The seeds are lenticular.
Cotyledons
The cotyledons are oval lanceolate. They are borne by a pubescent petiole, 4 to 6 mm long. The blade is glabrous, finely pubescent on the margin, 6 mm long and 4 mm wide.
First leaves
The first leaves are simple and alternate. They are long petiolate. The blade is oval to lanceolate, 2 to 3 cm long and 10 to 15 mm wide. The margin is sinuous to irregularly toothed and pubescent. The lower face of the blade is pubescent, especially along the veins. The stem is small, soft and finely pubescent.
General habit
Physalis lagascae is erect. The plant forms a small, abundantly branched but often decumbent bush, rarely exceeding 50 cm in height.
Underground system
The root is a taproot.
Stem
The stem is polygonal and hollow. It is slender and soft, light green in color, almost translucent. It is finely pubescent.
Leaf
The leaves are simple and alternate. They are borne by a petiole 3 to 5 cm long. The blade is oval to elliptical, more or less apiculate at the apex and attenuated at the base. It is 5 to 8 cm long and 2 to 4 cm wide. The margin is sinuous and irregularly toothed. The blade is marked with 4 to 6 pairs of pinnate veins. Both sides are finely pubescent, at least along the veins and margin at the lower face.
Flower
The flowers are solitary and axillary, located at the intersection of the ramifications of the plant. They are borne by a pubescent peduncle, 3 to 4 mm long. The calyx, 3 mm long, consists of 5 sepals welded in section at the base and ending in 5 short triangular teeth. The chalice is pubescent. The corolla is campanulate, formed of 5 welded petals. It is 4-5 mm wide and creamy white with a purple spot at the base of the petals. The stamens are inserted into the corolla tube alternately with the petals. The ovary includes 2 boxes with many eggs.
Fruit
The fruit is a berry 6-8 mm in diameter, yellow in color and containing many seeds. This berry is included in the calyx which has turned into a vesicle, obconic, pendulous, 8 mm wide and 13 to 15 mm long. This vesicle is pubescent, it is first of green color then browns and dries at maturity. It is traversed by 7 or 8 longitudinal ribs connected by a network of fine ribs.
Seed
The seeds are flat and lenticular, with a diameter of 2 mm. The tegument is orange in color and finely alveolate.
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
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📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
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Northern Cameroon: Physalis lagascae is a weed present in the middle and at the end of the crop cycle. Germination is greatly favored by tillage. It can take place from June to September, especially after each cultural operation. Flowering begins 3 to 4 weeks after emergence, followed by fruiting, which continues until the plant dries out in October or November, after a life cycle of 3 to 4 months. Late-emergent individuals have a reduced life cycle that stops at the beginning of the dry season, except on soils with high humidity.
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Physalis lagascae can be confused with P. angulata Linnaeus. The latter is distinguished by an erect port, sturdy rods. P. angulata is completely hairless and has larger organs (flower 7 to 8 mm long, vesicle 2 to 3 cm long).
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Ecology
Northern Cameroon: Physalis lagascae occurs from the Sahelo-Sudanian region to the Guinean region. In the Guinean region, this species does not have any particular soil requirement, provided that it is moist. Although this species occurs in association with P. angulata, it tolerates drier sites. In the Sudanese to Sahelo-Sudanian regions, it is a nitrophilous species, which grows particularly on clay-silt soils with a high water retention capacity such as planosols, alluviums and vertisols at the edge of streams. and lowland soils. It is particularly common on fersialitic soils. This species grows in older semi-intensive plots, with extensive tillage and high fertilizer inputs but no pre-emergent herbicide.
Guadeloupe: Absent.
Martinique: Rare species, which grows in the littoral vegetation, in dry and sunny environment.
Mauritius: Species of secondary vegetation and occasional crop weed.
Reunion: Absentee.
Guadeloupe: Absent.
Martinique: Rare species, which grows in the littoral vegetation, in dry and sunny environment.
Mauritius: Species of secondary vegetation and occasional crop weed.
Reunion: Absentee.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
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Origin
Physalis lagascae is native to Central America and th West part of South America.
Worldwide distribution
Physalis lagascae is widespread in all tropical regions of the globe; in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Madagascar).
Physalis lagascae is native to Central America and th West part of South America.
Worldwide distribution
Physalis lagascae is widespread in all tropical regions of the globe; in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Madagascar).
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
Local harmfulness
Benin: Physalis lagascae is frequent and scanty in paddy fields.
Burkina Faso: rare and scanty.
Northern Cameroon: Physalis lagascae is most common in the Sahelo-Sudanian and Sudano-Sahelian zones where it occurs in 25 to 30% of cultivated plots. On the other hand, it is rare in the Sudanian region, where the soils are mostly ferruginous with a sandy and highly draining horizon.
Ivory Coast: frequent and scanty.
Ghana: rare but abundant when it is present.
Mali: frequent and scanty.
Senegal: rare and scanty.
Uganda: frequent and generally abundant.
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📚 Uses and Management
Management
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📚 Information Listing
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References
- Ivens G. W., 1989. East African Weeds and Their Control. Oxford University Press, Nairobi, Kenya, 289p.
- Ivens G. W., Moody K. & Egunjobi J. K., 1978. West African Weeds. Oxford University Press, Ibadan, Nigeria, 255p.
- Merlier H. & Montégut J., 1982. Adventices tropicales. ORSTOM-GERDAT-ENSH éd., Montpellier, France, 490p.
- Le Bourgeois Th., 1993. Les mauvaises herbes dans la rotation cotonnière au Nord-Cameroun (Afrique) - Amplitude d'habitat et degré d'infestation - Cycle de développement. Thèse USTL Montpellier II, Montpellier, France, 241p.
- Koch W., 1981. Mauvaises herbes des cultures tropicales. In Kranz J., Schmutterer H. & Koch W. : Maladies, ravageurs et mauvaises herbes des cultures tropicales. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, Hambourg : 587-665.
- Akobundu I.O. & Agyakwa C.W., 1989. Guide des adventices d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Institut international d'agriculture tropicale. Ibadan, Nigeria, 521p.
- Le Bourgeois, T. and H. Merlier (1995). Adventrop - Les adventices d'Afrique soudano-sahélienne. Montpellier, France, Cirad.637p.
- Hutchinson J., Dalziel J. M., Keay R. W. J. & Hepper F. N., 1963. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. II. 2ème éd. The Whitefriars Press ed., London & Tonbridge, 544p.
- Berhaut J., 1967. Flore du Sénégal. 2ème éd. Clairafrique éd., Dakar, Sénégal, 485p.
Information Listing > References
- Ivens G. W., 1989. East African Weeds and Their Control. Oxford University Press, Nairobi, Kenya, 289p.
- Ivens G. W., Moody K. & Egunjobi J. K., 1978. West African Weeds. Oxford University Press, Ibadan, Nigeria, 255p.
- Merlier H. & Montégut J., 1982. Adventices tropicales. ORSTOM-GERDAT-ENSH éd., Montpellier, France, 490p.
- Le Bourgeois Th., 1993. Les mauvaises herbes dans la rotation cotonnière au Nord-Cameroun (Afrique) - Amplitude d'habitat et degré d'infestation - Cycle de développement. Thèse USTL Montpellier II, Montpellier, France, 241p.
- Koch W., 1981. Mauvaises herbes des cultures tropicales. In Kranz J., Schmutterer H. & Koch W. : Maladies, ravageurs et mauvaises herbes des cultures tropicales. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, Hambourg : 587-665.
- Akobundu I.O. & Agyakwa C.W., 1989. Guide des adventices d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Institut international d'agriculture tropicale. Ibadan, Nigeria, 521p.
- Le Bourgeois, T. and H. Merlier (1995). Adventrop - Les adventices d'Afrique soudano-sahélienne. Montpellier, France, Cirad.637p.
- Hutchinson J., Dalziel J. M., Keay R. W. J. & Hepper F. N., 1963. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Vol. II. 2ème éd. The Whitefriars Press ed., London & Tonbridge, 544p.
- Berhaut J., 1967. Flore du Sénégal. 2ème éd. Clairafrique éd., Dakar, Sénégal, 485p.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Genus | Physalis |
| Species | Physalis lagascae R. & S. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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