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Cape Gooseberry

பிள்ளைத்தக்காளி

Physalis peruviana

Cape Gooseberry
Cesar Ormazabal · CC BY 4.0

Overview

Physalis peruviana is a South American species of plant in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Within its native range, it is called aguaymanto, uvilla or uchuva, in addition to numerous indigenous and regional names. In English, its common names include Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, physalis and Peruvian groundcherry.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Physalis peruviana — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பிள்ளைத்தக்காளி — CC BY-SA 4.0