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SOLANACEAE 

 1. PHYSALIS Linnaeus 



PHYSALIS ANGULATA Linn. Sp. PL '(P753) 183; Dunal in DC. Prodr. 



13 1 (1852) 448; Miq. PI. Ind. Bat. 2 (1857) 664; F.-Vill. Novis. 



App. (1880) 144; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 433, 



Fl. Manila (1912) 419. 



Northern Luzon to Mindanao, Merrill 29, 398, Williams 2100, B. S. 31395 



Ramos & Edano. Widely scattered in open waste places in and near 



settlements. A native of tropical America, now pantropic. 



Local names: Asisiu (Bis.); kugut (Bon.); potokan (Tag.); sisiu 

 (Tag.); tutulakak (Tag.). 



PHYSALIS LANCEI FOLIA Nees in Linnaea 6 (1831) 473; Dunal in DC. 

 Prodr. 13 1 (1852) 447; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 341. 

 Solanum serratum Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 136, ed. 2 (1845) 97, 

 ed. 3, 1 (1877) 179, t. 50; Dunal in DC. Prodr. 13 1 (1852) 374. 



Luzon (Pangasinan, Pampanga, Zambales, Bulacan, Rizal, Batangas), 

 Mindoro, Catanduanes, Panay, Negros, Mindanao (Zamboanga, Cotabato), 

 Merrill Sp. Blancoanae 730, Phil. PI. 202, B. S. 1416, 5215, 22241, 30168, 

 39679 Ramos. In open waste places in and about towns at low altitudes. 

 Introduced from Mexico, also occurring in the Marianne Islands. 



Local names: Putokan (Tag.); putukan (Tag.); sakabun (Mag.); takla 

 (Sub.). 



PHYSALIS MINIMA Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 183; Dunal in DC. Prodr. 13 1 

 (1852) 445; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 144, C. B. Clarke in Hook, 

 f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 4 (1883) 238; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 419, Sp. 

 Blancoanae (1918) 341. 

 Physalis pubescens Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 138, ed. 2 (1845) 98, 

 ed. 3, 1 (1877) 181; Dunal in DC. Prodr. 13 * (1852) 446, quoad 

 Philip.; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 144, non Linn. 



Babuyan Islands and northern Luzon to Mindanao and Palawan. Com- 

 mon in open waste places at low altitudes, ascending to 1,600 m. A pan- 

 tropic weed. 



Local names: Amansit (Ilk.); amanti-ti-ugsa (Bon.); itlog-gagamba 

 (Tag.); lapak-lapak (Sul.) ; pantug-pantugan (Tag.); takla (Sub.); tul- 

 tullaki (Ilk.); unti-untian (Tag.). 



PHYSALIS PERUVIANA Linn. Sp. PL ed. 2 (1763) 1670; Dunal in DC. 

 Prodr. 13 1 (1852) 440; Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 138, ed. 2 (1845) 

 98, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 180; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 144; Merr. 

 Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 341. 

 Luzon (Lepanto, Benguet), Merrill 8002, Sp. Blancoanae 4.63, B. S. 31942 

 Santos, 38101 Ramos & Edano. Thoroughly established in open waste 

 places. A native of tropical America. 

 Local names: Bayas (Ig.) ; pulet (Ig.). 



2. CAPSICUM Tournefort 



CAPSICUM ANNUUM Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 188; Dunal in DC. Prodr. 13 * 

 (1852) 412; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 145; Irish in Rept. Mo. 

 Bot. Gard. 9 (1898) 65, t. 10-28; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 418 

 (incl. var. longum Sendt. et grossum Sendt.). 



