Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn., 1791

Common names

🇬🇧 Apple of Peru
🇫🇷 Nicandre faux-coqueret, Poc-poc bleu, Gros poc-poc, Poc-poc fleur bleue, Pomme du Pérou

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Nicandreae
Genus: Nicandra
Species: Nicandra physalodes

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

N. physalodes var. physalodes (L.) Gaertn., 1791, I;
N. physalodes var. violacea (André ex H.Lemoine) P.D.Sell, 2009.

Photographs

img/nicandra-physalodes.webp — Nicandra physalodes

img/nicandra-physalodes-2.webp — Nicandra physalodes

img/nicandra-physalodes-3.webp — Nicandra physalodes

img/nicandra-physalodes-4.webp — Nicandra physalodes - Immature fruits and leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 1059). Biotope.