Physalis coztomatl
| Physalis coztomatl | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Physalis |
| Species: | P. coztomatl |
| Binomial name | |
| Physalis coztomatl Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal |
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Physalis coztomatl is a species of Physalis plant. It produces edible orange yellow fruits. This species is rarely cultivated. The leaves are oval shaped. It is native to South America. The Aztecs used it medicinally.[1] It contains labdane diterpenes, and was the first species in Physalis in which they were found.[2]
References
- ^ Corrinne Burns and Randolph Arroo (2005), "cure the stiffening of the serpent: herbal medicine, Aztec style", Herbs 30 (3)
- ^ Pérez-Castorena, Al; Oropeza, Rf; Vazquez, Ar; Martínez, M; Maldonado, E (Jul 2006), "Labdanes and withanolides from Physalis coztomatl.", Journal of Natural Products 69 (7): 1029–33, doi:10.1021/np0601354, ISSN 0163-3864, PMID 16872139
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