Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 183 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Indiae aridis sordidis."

Bentham, G. (16 December 1868), Flora Australiensis 4: 466 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 92 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 95 [secondary reference]

Baker, E.G. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Gamopetalae. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 183 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 224 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 357 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Neen

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 137 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 241 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 293 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 257 [secondary reference]

Heine, H. (1976), Flore de la Nouvelle-Caledonie 7: 131 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "herb. Hermann, (lecto–, BM!)."

Symon, D.E. (2 June 1981), The Solanaceous genera, Browallia, Capsicum, Cestrum, Cyphomandra, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nierembergia, Physalis, Petunia, Salpichroa and Withania, naturalised in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 3 (2): 152-153 [secondary reference]

Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 29: 181, Fig. 46E-F, M, Map 192 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Physalis parviflora R.Br. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 148 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Solanaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 429, Fig. 60C [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Physalis parviflora R.Br. legitimate common name: Wild Gooseberry [n/a]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 76 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Solanaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 532 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gooseberry [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Solanaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 369 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gooseberry [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Solanaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 723, Fig. 221D [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gooseberry [n/a]

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 340-341 [secondary reference]

doubtful taxonomic synonym: Physalis angulata L. legitimate

Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 340 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Physalis pubescens L. legitimate by Baker, E.G. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Gamopetalae. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 183

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 312 [secondary reference]

Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 24 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Chepelok

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 186 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gooseberry [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 88 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 537 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Gooseberry [n/a]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Solanaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 123-124, Fig. 23 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 518 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Physalis indica Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Physalis parviflora R.Br. legitimate common name: Sunberry [n/a] common name: Green Gooseberry [n/a] common name: Ground Cherry [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Physalis angulata L. legitimate by Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 29: 181, Fig. 46E-F, M, Map 192

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Physalis angulata L. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 241

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Physalis angulata L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 148

Bean, A.R. (June 2006), Physalis (Solanaceae) in Australia - nomenclature and identification. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 127: 7-8 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

misapplication: Physalis micrantha Link legitimate by Symon, D.E. (1987), Physalis micrantha (Solanaceae) recorded from the Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 10(5): 681

• APC Dist.: NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Physalis angulata L. legitimate by Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Solanaceae. Flora of Australia 29: 181, Fig. 46E-F, M, Map 192

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Physalis angulata L. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. & Davies, O.B. (1917), The Flora of the Northern Territory: 241

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Physalis angulata L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 148

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