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Physalis peruviana
(Solanaceae)

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Species description or overview

Physalis peruviana information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Physalis peruviana from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

Physalis peruviana information from PIER
Information on Physalis peruviana as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Physalis peruviana description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Physalis peruviana as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Physalis peruviana
Nomenclatural information about Physalis peruviana is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Physalis peruviana information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Physalis peruviana--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Physalis peruviana information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Physalis peruviana, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Physalis peruviana
Nomenclatural information about Physalis peruviana is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Physalis peruviana as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Physalis peruviana impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Physalis peruviana as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Control methods

Physalis peruviana information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Physalis peruviana from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

Physalis peruviana management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Physalis peruviana as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Images of Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae) (poha, Cape gooseberry)
Links to high-resolution free images of Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae) (poha, Cape gooseberry) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Physalis peruviana information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Physalis peruviana in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Physalis peruviana images from PIER
Images of Physalis peruviana provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Physalis peruviana information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Physalis peruviana in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Physalis peruviana information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Physalis peruviana--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Physalis peruviana worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Physalis peruviana is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Where to see this species

Auwahi - Dry forest of Maui
Images, history, and ethnobotany of Auwahi are on the HEAR website.


Books

Weed handbook of Western Polynesia
Whistler, W. Arthur. 1983. Weed handbook of Western Polynesia. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft f#r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. ISBN: 3-88085-227-8.

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.


Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.


Experts

Physalis peruviana contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Physalis peruviana as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Physalis peruviana references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Physalis peruviana as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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