Alkekengi officinarum
Chinese Lantern, Japanese Lantern
Other regional names: Strawberry Ground Cherry +1 more
- Strawberry Ground Cherry
- Strawberry Groundcherry
Also known as: Boberella alkekengi (L.) E.H.L.Krause +16 more
- Boberella alkekengi (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Megista maxima Fourr.
- Nicandra indica (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
- Physalis alkekengi var. alkekengi
- Physalis alkekengi var. anthoxantha H.Lév.
- Physalis alkekengi var. orientalis Pamp.
- Physalis alvarisii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
- Physalis divaricata D.Don
- Physalis halicababum Scop., 1771
- Physalis halicacabum Crantz
- Physalis hyemalis Salisb.
- Physalis indica Lam.
- Physalis indica var. microcarpa Nees
- Physalis joe-diasii M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
- Physalis kansuensis Pojark.
- Physalis minima var. indica (Lam.) C.B.Clarke
- Physalis sendtneri Dunal
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Alkekengi officinarum (commonly known as Chinese lantern or Japanese lantern) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Greece, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Pakistan, Qinghai, Romania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Cape Verde, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Illinois, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Maryland, Morocco, Netherlands, New York, Poland, Primorye, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Wisconsin, Xinjiang
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms