Physalis (Chinese lantern) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family (Solonaceae) They thrive well in temperate and subtropical conditio

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Physalis (Chinese lantern) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family (Solonaceae) They thrive well in temperate and subtropical conditions worldwide, both cultivated and as weedy annuals. A characteristic feature is the papery white husks enclosing the small tomato fruits of the plant, here seen to display a network structure upon ripening.

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Keywords: annual, chinese, flowering, fruit, husk, lantern, network, papery, solonaceae, subtropical, temperate, tomato, worldwid