Table 1 in Physalis ixocarpa: new species of genus physalis to the flora of Pakistan from mountainous region of district Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Table 1. Comparative morphological features of the available species of Physalis in the flora of Pakistan with new accession of Physalis ixocarpa.
Physalis peruvianaPhysalis alkekengiPhysalis ixocarpaPhysalis minimaPlant height30-60 cm60 cm48-60cm15-45cmLeavesOvate to ovate-cordate, sinuate to repand or toothed, pubescent, Leaf area is 4.5-14 x 3.5-10.5 cm.Sinuate to sub entire, cuneate, and ovate to ovate-cordate. Leaf area is 7-11 x 4-8.2 cm.Ovate smooth, pointed at apex, wedge-shaped at base; Leaf area is 6.53cm x 3.63cm.Sinuate, ovate, repand or sinuate-dentate acute or acuminate, base cordate to oblique. Leaf area is 3-8 5(-11) x 1.5-4(-7) cm.CalyxCalyx length = ±7-9 mm, campanulate, inflated in fruit; triangularacuminate lobes.Calyx length= ± 6mm. Calyx color is orangered; globose-conoid; triangular, acute or acuminate lobes.Calyx length = 4-5 cm. Calyx color is green and changes to yellowish on maturity, conoid, globose and tenacious.Calyx length= 2.5 mm Calyx is green in color, inflated, campanulate, globular-avoid and membranous.FlowerCorolla is yellow in color with purple blotched, thin pubescent without shortly ciliated lobes. Anthers are 2-3 mm long and narrow oblong.The flower is yellowwhite in color, and 15-20 mm broad. Corolla is campanulate and 11- 15mm long. Anthers are tight close against corolla tube.Petals have purple central spots in the form of starshaped structure. Corolla is campanulate and 8-10mm long. Anthers are 2-4mm long and blue or yellowish in color.The flower is solitary axillary and creamy to yellowish in color. Corolla is yellow, lobes acute with 5mm in length. Anthers are ± 2 mm long.Fruit13 mm broad orange and globose15 mm wide orange and globose.Light orange or lemon color and fleshy globose berry with 3-6cm in diameter.10 mm broad and orange in color.SeedMinutely reticulate, subreniform, brown in color and 2.4 mm long.Minutely reticulate, compressed subreniform, brownish yellow in color and 2.2mm long.Yellowish brownish in color with 2.5 mm long, often with pitted testa.Compressed, minutely reticulate, subreniform, brownish yellow in color with 2.2 mm long.