EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: PHYAN
• Preferred name: Physalis angulata
• Authority: Linnaeus

Native to USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). A weedy species. Introduced in a few European countries, Western Asia, Central Asia, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), Japan, Korea, most of Africa, Madagascar, Australia (except South, Tasmania).