Physalis angulata L.

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 : 255-266

Physalis angulata L.

An annual herbaceous plant that can reach 1 m in height, apparently glabrous, lightly pubescent; it lives in warm and temperate America; a frequent weed in cropland and in modified soils ( CABRERA, 1983: 446). The Toba-Pilagá report that the ripe fruits are tasty and are gathered to be eaten raw ( Fig. 2 B, D ).

Physalis angulata L.

ARGENTINA. Prov. Formosa. Dpto. Matacos: Ing. Juárez , Barrio Mataco , 23°54 S 61°51 W, 24.II.1983, Maranta 54 ( BA) [Wichí indians]. Prov. Salta. Dpto Rivadavia: Alto de la Sierra , 22°44 S 62°30 W, 5.XI.1984, Maranta 671 ( BA) [Wichí indians].

PARAGUAY. Dpto Presidente Hayes: Colonia Menno, Paratodo , 22°35 S 60°20 W, 28.I.1976, Arenas 1442 ( BA) [Lengua indians]; Qemkuket, desvío a Puerto Falcón de la Ruta No. 9, 25°11 S 57°38 W, 26.XII.2009, Arenas 3735 (FCQ) [Maká indians].

Physalis angulata L.

“yateepé yaamit”, “yam yateepé yaamit” [Lengua indians]; “maqane” [Maká indians];

“kyes’tax teeh’lhuy”, “wo’ko te’lhoy”, “amlhox te’lhoy” [Wichí indians].

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]