Abstract
The Ceylon Journal of Science is published by the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Full text available. The journal also has its own website. The Ceylon Journal of Science is a continuation of the Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) which is no longer being published as a separate journal. The history of the journal can be found here.From May 2020, Ceylon Journal of Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Highlights
The genus Physalis L. belongs to family Solanaceae Juss
The colour of the seed was yellowish in P. peruviana whereas white to straw coloured in P. pruinosa
Majority of the seeds were found to be C-shaped in P. peruviana and kidney-shaped in P. pruinosa. (Figure 1 and Table 1)
Summary
The genus Physalis L. belongs to family Solanaceae Juss. The family is represented by 88 genera and about 2600 species in the world (Mabberley, 2018). There are 29 Indian genera with 116 species (Kumari, 2004). In Rajasthan, the family represents 7 genera with 23 species along with 15 species in 6 genera that are under cultivation (Shetty and Singh, 1987). The genus occurs worldwide (Venezuela, Equator, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, and India) and comprises 120 species. There are 8 Indian species of Physalis namely P. alkekengi L., P. angulata L., P. ixocarpa Brot. Ex Hornem., P. longifolia Nutt., P. minima L., P. peruviana L., P. virginiana Mill. (Sharma et al, 2015), and P. pruinosa L. State Rajasthan represents 4 species among 8 Indian species except for P. alkekengi, P. ixocarpa, P. longifolia and P. virginiana. State Rajasthan represents 4 species among 8 Indian species except for P. alkekengi, P. ixocarpa, P. longifolia and P. virginiana. (Shetty and Singh, 1987)
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