Showing Food Cape gooseberry
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| Name | Cape gooseberry | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Physalis peruviana | ||||||||||
| Description | Physalis peruviana, a plant species of the genus Physalis in the nightshade family Solanaceae, has its origin in Peru.The plant and its fruit are commonly called Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, and physalis, among numerous regional names.Cape gooseberry is made into fruit-based sauces, pies, puddings, chutneys, jams, and ice cream, or eaten fresh in salads and fruit salads. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00988 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Fruits | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Berries | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Solanales | ||||||||||
| Family | Solanaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Physalis | ||||||||||
| Species | peruviana | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
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