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'''Common names:''' Apple of Peru. Shoo-fly plant | '''Common names:''' Apple of Peru. Shoo-fly plant | ||
[[File:Skull and crossbones1.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]] This plant is poisonous<br /> | |||
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Nicandra is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family containing the single species Nicandra physaloides. It is a poisonous foul-smelling annual native to Peru, and it is known elsewhere as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. It is also kept as an ornamental plant.<br /> | Nicandra is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family containing the single species Nicandra physaloides. It is a poisonous foul-smelling annual native to Peru, and it is known elsewhere as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. It is also kept as an ornamental plant.<br /> | ||
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The plant is thought to have insect repellent properties. The genus is named for Greek poet Nicander, who wrote about plants. | The plant is thought to have insect repellent properties. The genus is named for Greek poet Nicander, who wrote about plants. | ||
[ | [[File:1-Apple of Peru Nicanda physalodes-3.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Flower of the Apple of Peru<br /> | Flower of the Apple of Peru<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Apple of Peru Nicanda physalodes 22.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
The flower has becomes lantern-like towards the end of its bloom.<br /> | The flower has becomes lantern-like towards the end of its bloom.<br /> | ||
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The net viened swollen sepals containing a berry<br /> | The net viened swollen sepals containing a berry<br /> | ||
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[ | [[File:Apple of Peru Nicanda physalodes-8.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Sepal opened up to show berry<br /> | Sepal opened up to show berry<br /> | ||
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Dry mature berry <br /> | Dry mature berry <br /> | ||
[ | [[File:1-Nicandra physaloides-001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
The leaf of the Apple of Peru<br /> | The leaf of the Apple of Peru<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Apple of Peru Nicanda physalodes-7.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicandra
Species: N. physaloides
Binomial name: Nicandra physaloides
Common names: Apple of Peru. Shoo-fly plant
This plant is poisonous
Visit http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/plants-toxic-if-eaten-by-man.html
Nicandra is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family containing the single species Nicandra physaloides. It is a poisonous foul-smelling annual native to Peru, and it is known elsewhere as an introduced species and sometimes a weed. It is also kept as an ornamental plant.
In New Zealand, it is found as a weed in waste places and arable land.
Plants grow to 1 metre tall and are vigorous with spreading branches and ovate, mid-green, toothed and waved leaves.
The flowers are bell-shaped and 5 centimetres or more across. They can be lavender white or blue with white throats. The flower becomes lantern-like towards the end of its bloom.
It has brown berries (1-2 cm) in a five-sided net-veined fruit capsule, similar to a Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana).
The plant is thought to have insect repellent properties. The genus is named for Greek poet Nicander, who wrote about plants.
Flower of the Apple of Peru
The flower has becomes lantern-like towards the end of its bloom.
The net viened swollen sepals containing a berry
Sepal opened up to show berry
Dry mature berry
The leaf of the Apple of Peru
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
