Pdf volatile compounds, antioxidants, and anticancer. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Of the more than 70 species, only a very few are of economic value. Some physical and chemical characteristics of goldenberry fruit physalis peruviana l. Anatomy of vegetative organs and seed histochemistry of. The physalis genus, which includes physalis pruinosa, is somewhat of a neglected backwater of the nightshade family with a number of very similar plants that produce sweet berries including the aforementioned physalis peruviana or cape gooseberry, physalis heterophylla, also known by the unappetizing name clammy ground cherry, physalis. It was observed that physalis showed a high total lipid content. Originating in the south american country of peru, physalis scientific name. Physalis species, cape gooseberry, goldenberry, inca berry.
Table 1 shows the centesimal composition of physalis peruviana physalis, as well as data of some fruits commonly consumed in brazil. The plant and its fruit are commonly called cape gooseberry, goldenberry, and physalis, among numerous regional names. Withanolides from physalis peruviana sciencedirect. Phyalis is also known by different name such as aztec berry, barbados gooseberry, bladderberry, cape gooseberry, cherry tomato goldenberry, gooseberrytomato, goldenberry, husk cherry, inca berry, obra cabbage, peruvian cherry, peruvian ground cherry, poha, poha berry, strawberry tomato, winter cherry. Physical and chemical characteristics of goldenberry fruit physalis peruviana l. Physalis peruviana in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Minerals and essential fatty acids of the exotic fruit. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the plant is used in the pacific islands to facilitate childbirth. Year 1983 isbn 0333242688 description an excellent, indepth look at the main vegetable crops that can be grown in the tropics, plus many less wellknown plants.
Several species are commercially important as food crops, including the cape gooseberry or goldenberry, the husk tomato, and the tomatillo. The fruit is orginated in south america and today it is grown commercially in several tropical and subtropical countries novoa et al. Baixe no formato pdf, txt ou leia online no scribd. The fruit length, diameter, geometric and arithmetic mean diameters, sphericity, surface area, projected areas. Chemical components and bioactivities of cape gooseberry. One is the strawberry tomato, husk tomato or ground cherry, p. Physalis peruviana is an herbaceous, semishrub, that is upright, perennial in subtropical zones, and can grow until it reaches 0. Volatile compounds, antioxidants, and anticancer activities of cape gooseberry fruit physalis peruviana l. A taxonomic species within the family solanaceae the cape gooseberry, native to ecuador, peru, and colombia. Physalis peruviana is also a widely used herb in folk medicine for treating cancer, leukemia, hepatitis and other diseases. Physalis, cape gooseberry facts and nutritional value. The fruit is covered in papery husk and has a pleasant unique flavour of a tomatopineapple like blend. Krause herschelia edulis bowdich physalis barbadensis lam.
The fruit has been widely used as a source of vitamins a and c, and minerals, mainly iron and potassium. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, wind. An invitro study article pdf available december 2015 with 517 reads. It is green while young turning to a smooth, glossy, golden yellow to orange when ripe with many tiny 2 mm diameter yellowish, flat seeds. Physalis peruviana is one of many species of its kind and a rich source of important polyphenolic antioxidants as well as dietary nutrients. Physical and chemical characteristics of goldenberry fruit. The genus physalis, of the family solanaceae, includes annual and perennial herbs bearing globular fruits, each enclosed in a bladderlike husk which becomes papery on maturity. It is in flower from july to october, and the seeds ripen from august to november. Two new withanolides isolated from the whole plant material of physalis peruviana solanaceae have been characterized as 20r,22r5.
Physalis peruviana mz miscellaneous australian seed. Im a commercial grower of physalis peruviana goldenberry in chile, zone 10a. Physalis is a smooth berry which looks like a small, round yellowish tomato. Physalis peruviana is known by many names, the most popular being giant ground cherry, peruvian cherry or peruvian groundcherry, aztec cherry or. Ground cherry, genus of some 80 species of small herbaceous plants in the nightshade family, the majority of which are native to the new world.
Physalis peruviana, a plant species of the genus physalis in the nightshade family solanaceae, has its origin in peru. Show all show tabs peruvian groundcherry general information. Physalis peruviana, also known as uchuva in colombia, uvilla in ecuador, aguaymanto in peru, topotopo in venezuela and goldenberry in english speaking countries are some of the multiple names for this fruit around the world the botanical name of the plant is p. Giant poha berry, cape gooseberry physalis peruviana 500. Cape gooseberry physalis peruviana 25annual seeds by helens garden 2. This is presented as an alternative production with nutritional potential and economic value. These characteristics are necessary for the design of equipments for harvesting, processing, transportation, sorting, separating and packing. Physalis peruviana goldenberry, peruvian groundcherry pfaf.
Physalis chenopodifolia lamarck physalis edulis sims. Physalis peruviana linnaeus, the multiple properties of a. The staining pattern of the reagents used in this study was similar in the three regions where a large amount of lipids was observed in the cells. The history of physalis cultivation in south america can be traced to the inca. The cape gooseberry bears small orange fruit similar in size and shape to a cherry tomato. In present work it is proposed to submit physalis peruviana l. The cape gooseberry plant has a high added value that can be used from its root to the fruit itself. Physalis facts, health benefits and nutritional value. Antibacterial effects of uvilla physalis peruviana l. Determination of yield and yield components of gooseberry.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Review physalis peruviana linnaeus, the multiple properties of a highly functional fruit. Physalis species physalis peruviana name synonyms alkekengi pubescens moench boberella peruviana l. Plants profile for physalis peruviana peruvian groundcherry. Physalis scientifically known as physalis peruviana is actually a tasty and helpful fruit. Phyalis is also known by different name such as aztec berry, barbados gooseberry, bladderberry, cape gooseberry, cherry tomato goldenberry, gooseberrytomato, goldenberry, husk cherry, inca berry, obra cabbage, peruvian cherry, peruvian ground cherry, poha, poha. Cape gooseberry physalis peruviana is a fruit with high nutritional value and medicinal properties. A goldenberry is an annual plant that grows all over the world. Title vegetables in the tropics publication author tindall. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. This page was last edited on 11 november 2018, at 20.