Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Solanales > Family Solanaceae > Genus Physalis

Physalis alkekengi L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Physalis*	L.	accepted genus name
*Physalis alkekengi*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis angulata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis cinerascens*	(Dunal) Hitchc.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis grisea*	(Waterf.) M. Martínez	taxonomically included in
*Physalis heterophylla*	Nees	taxonomically included in
*Physalis ixocarpa*	Hornem.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis longifolia*	Nutt.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis minima*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis peruviana*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis philadelphica*	Lam.	taxonomically included in
*Physalis pubescens*	L.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Physalis franchetii*	Mast.	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: vejiga de perro sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: tomates con vaina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: chauruztea; chauruztia; txauruzte sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: alicacabi; alicacabí; alkekengi; alquequengi; bosses; bosses vermelles; bufeta; bufeta de gos; bufetas; fasol bort; fasól bort; fesol bord; orval; orval fi; orval-fí; pebrots; rosas bermellas; tomaguera borda; tomaquera borda; tomata d´hivern; tomàtic d´hivern; tomàtica de capseta; tomàtiga borda; tomatiguera borda; tomatiguera d´hivern sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: bixigueretas; bixiguetas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: alkakenge; orval arbret; orval-fí sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: alcachenche; alicacabi; alicacabo; alkakengi; alkekenge; alquequenje; aquequenje; bexiga de cam; cerejas de judeu; cerejas-de-judeu; erva noiva; erva-noiva; herva noiva; ourival sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: alchechenge; alfefengi; alkakengi; alkakinge; alkankegi; alkekengi; alkekengi de las boticas; alkekenjos; alquejenje; alquejuengos; alquequenge; alquequenje; alquequenque; farolillos; halicacabo; halicácabo; solano vejigoso; tomate encarnado; tomate inglés; vejiga de perro; vejiga de raposa; vexiga de perro; yerba mora sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: fasol bort

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 183. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. Physalis alkekengi L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/3fda2198-6abc-490a-baba-2e93562e090a

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.