Physalis coztomatl

Physalis coztomatl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Physalis
Species: P. coztomatl
Binomial name
Physalis coztomatl
Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal

Physalis coztomatl is a species of Physalis genus of plants. It produces edible orange-yellow fruits, but is rarely cultivated. The leaves are oval-shaped. It is native to South America; the Aztecs used it medicinally.[1] It contains labdane diterpenes, and was the first species in Physalis in which they were found.[2]

References

  1. Corrinne Burns and Randolph Arroo (2005), "cure the stiffening of the serpent: herbal medicine, Aztec style", Herbs 30 (3)
  2. Pérez-Castorena, Al; Oropeza, Rf; Vazquez, Ar; Martínez, M; Maldonado, E (Jul 2006), "Labdanes and withanolides from Physalis coztomatl.", Journal of Natural Products 69 (7): 1029–33, doi:10.1021/np0601354, ISSN 0163-3864, PMID 16872139

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