Taxon:  Physalis lagascae Roem. & Schult.



Summary
Genus:
Physalis
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Physaleae
Subtribe:
Physalinae
Nomen number:
102395
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 4:679.  1819
Verified:
10/02/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances. Note: = Physalis minima L.
  3. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: = Physalis minima L.
  4. Jarvis, C. et al. Linnaean plant name typification project (on-line resource). Note: see comments for historical misuse of the name "Physalis minima" for this species
  5. Kartesz, J. T. & R. Kartesz. 1980. A synonomized checklist of the flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Physalis minima L.
  6. Nee, M. 1986. Solanaceae I. In: Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds., Flora de Veracruz. 49:155-156.
  7. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  8. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  9. Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
  10. Whitson, M. & P. S. Manos. 2005. Untangling Physalis (Solanaceae) from the Physaloids: a two-gene phylogeny of the Physalinae. Syst. Bot. 30:216-230. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  11. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Physalis minima L.
  13. Zamora-Tavares, M. del P. et al. 2016. Physalis and the physaloids: a recent and complex evolutionary history. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 100:41-50.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Nee, M. 1986. Solanaceae I. In: Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds., Flora de Veracruz. 49:155-156.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Whitson, M. & P. S. Manos. 2005. Untangling Physalis (Solanaceae) from the Physaloids: a two-gene phylogeny of the Physalinae. Syst. Bot. 30:216-230. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Nee, M. 1986. Solanaceae I. In: Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds., Flora de Veracruz. 49:155-156.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Nee, M. 1986. Solanaceae I. In: Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds., Flora de Veracruz. 49:155-156.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Nee, M. 1986. Solanaceae I. In: Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds., Flora de Veracruz. 49:155-156.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Sinaloa]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Morelos, Nayarit, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Martinique
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  2. Nee, M. 1986. Solanaceae I. In: Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds., Flora de Veracruz. 49:155-156.
  3. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  4. Waterfall, U. T. 1967. Physalis in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Rhodora 69:220.
  5. Whitson, M. & P. S. Manos. 2005. Untangling Physalis (Solanaceae) from the Physaloids: a two-gene phylogeny of the Physalinae. Syst. Bot. 30:216-230. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=102395. Accessed 19 October 2026.