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Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 237 1791. (Syn: Atropa daturifolia Thore; Atropa physalodes L.; Atropa physaloides L.; Boberella nicandra E.H.L. Krause; Calydermos erosus Ruiz & Pav.; Nicandra minor Hort. ex Fisch.; Physalis daturaefolia Lam.; Physalodes peruviana Kuntze);
. Peru to NW. Argentina: Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Peru; Introduced into: Alabama, Amur, Angola, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Comoros, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Galápagos, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Iran, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO; .
Apple of Peru, Shoofly Plant; ‘Ranpopati’ ‘रानपोपटी’ in Marathi;
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Stem erect, branched, angular, leaves ovate or elliptic, up to 15 cm long, on up to 5 cm long petiole, sparsely pubescent, sinuate-dentate or lobed; calyx deeply parted with broadly ovate lobed; corolla pale blue or blue-purple with white center, up to 4 cm in dam; berry brown or yellow, up to 2 cm in diam.
. Family: Solanaceae
Location: Ooty town, Nilgiris
Date: 23 Jan 2011     Solanacea Week- Nicandra physaloides from Morni Hills:
Physalis for ID : 030811 : AK-2:
Taken at Kodaikanal on 25/10/08. Found growing wild. A small plant. Looks like Nicandra physaloides, a native of Peru. Yes colour of corolla and strongly winged calyx support Nicandra physalodes. This American plant is also widely cultivated and readily naturalizes. It features in Revised Handbook of Flora of Ceylone as also in enumeration of Flowering Plants of Nepal.
Nicandra physaloides: Common name- Shoofly Plant
Plant Habit- Shrub Habitat- Wild Dated- 26 th Jan 11.     Plant having Physalis like fruits: please give some clue to trace the identity of this plant.
Locality: Jarandeshwar hill, Near Satara, Maharashtra
Habit: Fleshy herbs, up to 7 feet high
Stem: Quandrangular, smooth, green
Leaves: Papery, cuneate, 15×12 cm, ovate
Flowers: Purple coloured, 2.5-4 cm long
Calyx: auricled, green about 2 cm long … most probably Nicandra physaloides (family Solanaceae) … native of S. America. Thanks a lot …, By seeing other related posts I am convinced its Nicandra physaloids only,
VOF Week: Nicandra physaloides — along Govindghat- Ghangaria trail:
Nicandra physaloides (Family: Solanaceae) — along Govindghat- Ghangaria trail.
     Herb for ID – NS1 131012- from Pune:
plz help me identify this herb, photographed at Uruvade village, Pune. Dated- 4th oct 12. Habit- Herb Habitat-Wild Height- 5 feet Leaves- serrated Flowers- White- lavender Yes Nicandra physalodes
Panchagani tour .. Nicandra physaloides : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. sorry same pic got uploaded twice actually i wish to upload pic of fruits as in this post
Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn SN June 12 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn, Fam: Solanaceae weed from Coonor area of Nilgiri, Tamilnaduat an altitude of 1500m Thanks … for this post.. the flowers in this herb are very beautiful…
Satara, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID validation – Nicandra :: ARKNOV-15 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Requesting to please validate ID of this plant captured near Satara, Maharashtra in October 2014.
Is this Nicandra physolodes?
Again, apologies for the quality of pics, it was too windy on the hill Yes, Nicandra physalodes..
     Solanaceae Fortnight :: Nicandra physalodes :: Panchagani :: DVFEB12/20 : 1 post by 1 author. 5 images. Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.
at Panchagani on August 25-26, 2010    Solanaceae Fortnight::Nicandra physaloides from Satara Feb-15 NSJ-10 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Nicandra physaloides (Shoofly plant) from Satara      Solanaceae Fortnight :: Nicandra physalodes :: Ooty :: ARKFEB-14/20 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Attached are pictures of Nicandra physalodes captured at Ooty by the roadside in November 2013.
Was posted on the forum earlier and identified. Very nice flower and photos … New variance of the ornamental.
Solanaceae Fortnight : Nicandra physaloides – along Govindghat- Ghangaria trail : PKA-FEB17/17 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) yes Shoofly flower, often volunteered plant, though I have had catalogues of garden flowers that listed them… nice.
was this a garden plant where you found it?
Solanaceae Fortnight :: Nicandra physalodes :: Satara :: ARKFEB-15/21 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Solanaceae Fortnight: Nicandra physalodes from Chakrata-GSFEB41/43 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 237. 1791.
Stem erect, branched, angular, leaves ovate or elliptic, up to 15 cm long, on up to 5 cm long petiole, sparsely pubescent, sinuate-dentate or lobed; calyx deeply parted with broadly ovate lobed; corolla pale blue or blue-purple with white center, up to 4 cm in dam; berry brown or yellow, up to 2 cm in diam.
Photographed from along Mussoorie Chakrata Road
Solanaceae Fortnight : Nicandra physalodes : Kenya : 25FEB15 : AK-22 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Seen growing wild by the roadside. Picture taken in Jan,2009. Yes … Nice photograph   Solanaceae Fortnight:: Pune:: Nicandra physalodes:: SMPFEB17/17 : 4 posts by 4 authors. 2 images.
Nicandra physalodes
Pune; Mahabaleshwar This is a herb with beautiful flowers, nicely recorded too..        Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)- around 600 kb each
Sharing some pictures of Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. shot at Chobhar Kathmandu Nepal on 15 September 2016 at 4600 ft.
Location: Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date: 7 August 2018
Elevation: 4500 ft.
Habit : Wild
Attachments (4)– around 600 kb each
           
Nicandra physaloides OR N. physaloides – efloraofindia | Google Groups
. Flower for Id – ID29092021SH1: 1 image. Flower for Id pl.
Is this Nicandra ? Location – Kass Plateau,Maharashtra Date – September 2021 Yes 100 % Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. ! Nicandra physaloides . . Nicandra physalodes from Mullayanagiri Bababudangiri Road-GS12022022-5: 3 very high res. images. . Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 2222 m.
Date: 16 August 2021
Habit : Wild . Swamy/ 2023/ 102 – Solanaceae weed: 2 images. Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. yes, as per images at . Regarding confirmation of the species Nicandra physalodes collected from Koraput Odisha: 9 images. Yes. . References:
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