Physalis orizabae — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Known Hazards

The unripe fruits and foliage of Physalis species contain solanine and other solanidine alkaloids and are toxic if ingested in large quantities. The ripe fruiys are usually edible, and several species are cultivated for these fruits.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant.

Mexico,

Countries: Mexico

How to Identify

A subtropical herb in the Solanaceae family.

How to Grow

Physalis orizabae is a plant of the wet tropics

Medicinal Uses

The plant is used medicinally.

Other Uses

This species is a wild relative of, and potential gene donor to the crops tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa), low-ground cherry (Physalis pubescens), and Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana).

Names & Synonyms

Juatomate amarillo, Tomate de bota

Physalis subintegra Fernald

References (3)

Cruz, I. M., et al, 2015, Edible fruits and seeds in the State of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agricolas. Vol. 6. Num. 2 pp 331-346
Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 31
Segura, S., et al, 2018, The edible fruit species in Mexico. Genet Resour Crop Evol (2018) 65:1767–1793