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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

USES/NOTES: Ripe fruit is a snack food.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Alcorn 1984<br />

Physalis peruviana L. [syn. P. chenopodifolia Lam., P. edulis<br />

Sims]<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: cape gooseberry, giant groundcherry, goldenberry, groundcherry-<strong>of</strong>-Peru,<br />

husk tom<strong>at</strong>o, jam fruit, Peruvian cape gooseberry,<br />

Peruvian cherry, Peruvian groundcherry, physalis, poha<br />

PORTUGUESE: b<strong>at</strong>e-testa, camapu, camapum, groselha do Perú, herva<br />

noiva do Perú, tom<strong>at</strong>e inglês, tom<strong>at</strong>eiro inglês<br />

SPANISH: aguallumantu, aguayllumantu, aguaymanto, alquequenje,<br />

capuli de la costa, capulíamor en bolsa, cereza del Perú,<br />

cuchuva, lengua de vaca, miltom<strong>at</strong>e, motojobobo, motojobobo<br />

embolsado, pasa capulí, sacabuche, tom<strong>at</strong>e silvestre, tom<strong>at</strong>illa,<br />

topotopo, uchuva, uchuba, uvilla, yuyo de ojas<br />

USES/NOTES: Small, vitamin A-rich berry, housed in a thin, papery<br />

she<strong>at</strong>h, is edible and sold in local markets.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Central Andes <strong>of</strong> South America<br />

REFERENCES: Bourke et al. 1987, Bye 1993, Cárdenas 1969, IBGE 1980,<br />

Leung 1961, N<strong>at</strong>ional Research Council 1989, Rehm and Espig 1991,<br />

Soukup 1970, von Reis Altschul and Lipp 1982<br />

Physalis philadalphica Lam. [syn. P. ixocarpa Brot. ex Hornem.]<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: ground cherry, husk tom<strong>at</strong>o, jamberry, Mexican husk tom<strong>at</strong>o,<br />

purple ground-cherry, tom<strong>at</strong>illo, tom<strong>at</strong>illo<br />

SPANISH: jiltom<strong>at</strong>e, miltom<strong>at</strong>e, Tarahumara tom<strong>at</strong>illo, tom<strong>at</strong>e de<br />

cáscara, tom<strong>at</strong>e verde, tom<strong>at</strong>illo, tóm<strong>at</strong>l, Zuni tom<strong>at</strong>illo<br />

USES/NOTES: Green fruits, contained in papery husks, are e<strong>at</strong>en in<br />

stews and sauces. Especially good in salsa.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Mexico and Gu<strong>at</strong>emala<br />

REFERENCES: Cárdenas 1969, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), León 1987, Mabberley<br />

1987, Morton 1987a, N<strong>at</strong>ive Seeds/SEARCH 1991, Rehm and Espig<br />

1991, von Reis Altschul and Lipp 1982, West 1989a, Williams 1981<br />

Physalis pruinosa L.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

ENGLISH: husk tom<strong>at</strong>o, strawberry tom<strong>at</strong>o<br />

USES/NOTES: Cultiv<strong>at</strong>ed for its edible, husk-covered, sweet, ripe<br />

fruits, which are e<strong>at</strong>en out <strong>of</strong> hand or preserved. Leaves and<br />

unripe fruits are poisonous.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: <strong>Maine</strong> to Ohio to nor<strong>the</strong>rn Florida<br />

REFERENCES: Mabberley 1987, Peterson 1977<br />

Physalis subul<strong>at</strong>a Rydb. var. neomexicana (Rydb.) W<strong>at</strong>erf. ex<br />

Kartesz & Ghandi [syn. P. neo-mexicana Rydb.] and P. pubescens L.<br />

FAMILY: Solanaceae (nightshade or pot<strong>at</strong>o)<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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