WorldFloraDB - Alkekengi officinarum

Characteristics

A perennial herb. The stems are 40-80 cm tall. They are slightly woody at the base. The plant is little branched and is swollen at the nodes. The leaf stalks are 1-3 cm along. The flowers are produced in the axils of leaves. The fruit is shiny orange red and round. They are enclosed in an inflated calyx. The seeds are pale yellow and 2 mm across.

More

Pending.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

endozoochory

Mature width (meter)

0.6 - 1.0

Mature height (meter)

0.45 - 0.85

Root system

creeping-root rhizome

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It does best in a rich, well-drained soil in a protected sunny position. It is resistant to frost but sensitive to drought. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The fruit are edible. They are also used for syrups.

Uses	environmental use food medicinal ornamental poison
Edible	fruits leaves
Therapeutic use	Analgesics (fruit), Anesthesia (fruit), Anthelmintics (fruit), Antipyretics (fruit), Antitussive agents (fruit), Asthma (fruit), Diuretics (fruit), Expectorants (fruit), Fever (fruit), Gout (fruit), Hepatitis (fruit), Jaundice (fruit), Kidney calculi (fruit), Oxytocics (fruit), Urinary bladder calculi (fruit), Urinary tract infections (fruit), Urologic diseases (fruit), Diuretics (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Gout (leaf), Astringents (root), Diarrhea (root), Abscess (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Bladder (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Detergent (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gas (unspecified), Hydragogue (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Labor (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Pemphigus (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Calculi (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Hemoptysis (unspecified), Kidney diseases (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Urologic diseases (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity	toxic (root)
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants are grown from ripened seed or by division.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	21 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:814247-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001019236
COL ID	BSSV
BDTFX ID	2903
INPN ID	81291
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Boberella alkekengi Physalis alkekengi Physalis bunyardii Physalis ciliata Physalis franchetii Physalis praetermissa Physalis szechuanica Physalis alkekengi Physalis alkekengi var. alkekengi Physalis kansuensis Alkekengi officinarum Physalis glabripes Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii

WorldFloraDB 2024

Alkekengi officinarum Moench

Species