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Quincula
Sign in to saveQuincula is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The sole species it contains, Quincula lobata, is commonly known as Chinese lantern, lobed groundcherry, or purple groundcherry.
Species
purple groundcherry
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilySolanaceae
Observations4,344
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, VT
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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Quincula is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The sole species it contains, Quincula lobata, is commonly known as Chinese lantern, lobed groundcherry, or purple groundcherry.
This plant is also classified as Physalis lobata in genus Physalis.
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