Physalis subilsiana J. M. Toledo

Arenas, Pastor & Kamienkowski, Nicolás Martín, 2013, Ethnobotany of the genus Physalis L. (Solanaceae) in the South American Gran Chaco, Candollea 68 (2), pp. 251-266 : 255

Physalis subilsiana J. M. Toledo

Annual herbaceous plant of around half a metre in height. A typical species of the Chaco ( Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina) that lives in clearings and the edges of forests and on roadsides; recently published as a new species ( TOLEDO & BARBOZA, 2005: 70-72). During this investigation no samples corresponding to this species were collected. However, it should be stressed that it grows in the traditional habitats of numerous ethnic groups of the Gran Chaco: ayoreo, chamacoco, lengua, chulupí, wichí and choroti (see exsiccata and map of distribution from TOLEDO & BARBOZA, 2005: 72, Fig. 2 ); perhaps it is given some of the uses mentioned for the other species of Physalis in the area.

Figures

Fig. 2. - Physalis viscosa L. A. A Maká Indian offers information about the plant; C. Ripe fruit with remains of the accrescent calyx; E. A Choroti Indian shows a branch of the plant. Physalis angulata L.; B, D. Branch with fruit. [Photos. A, E: P. Arenas; B-D: V. Friesen]