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Physalis coztomatl

(Physalis coztomatl)

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Description

Physalis coztomatl is a plant species in the genus Physalis. 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. It contains labdane diterpenes, and was the first species in Physalis in which they were found.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genus:Physalis
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