Physalis coztomatl
Species of flowering plant
| Physalis coztomatl | |
|---|---|
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Physalis |
| Species: | P. coztomatl |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalis coztomatl | |
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 America; the Aztecs used it medicinally.[2] It contains labdane diterpenes, and was the first species in Physalis in which they were found.[3]
References
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- ^ Martínez, M.; Rodriguez, A.; Vargas-Ponce, O. (2020). "Physalis coztomatl". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T105088464A173289089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T105088464A173289089.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Corrinne Burns & Randolph Arroo (2005), "cure the stiffening of the serpent: herbal medicine, Aztec style", Herbs, 30 (3)
- ^ 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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