Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.

English: Apple of Peru, Shoo-Fly plant

German: Giftbeere

Mandarin: 假酸浆 (jia suan jiang)

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Solanales (99)

        Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)

          Genus: Nicandra (1)

            Epithet: physalodes (L.) Gaertn. (1)

physalodes => bladder-like

Climate: sub-tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue, white

Check for Nicandra physalodes at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1424] Nicandra physalodes - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1454] Nicandra physalodes - Flora of China @ efloras.org