Nicandra physaloides--Kenya. Limuru. Garden of Sue Brown. 10 July 04. 027.jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Kenya. Limuru. Garden of Sue Brown. 10 July 04. 028.jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Kenya. Limuru. Garden of Sue Brown. 10 July 04. 025.jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Kenya. Limuru. Garden of Sue Brown. 10 July 04. 026.jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Kenya. Limuru. Garden of Sue Brown. 10 July 04. 029.jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Kenya. Limuru. Garden of Sue Brown. 10 July 04. 024.jpg
Nicandra physalodes--Tanzania. Ngare Sero Lodge near Arusha. 30 Jun 04. 077 (5).jpg
Nicandra physalodes--Tanzania. Ngare Sero Lodge near Arusha. 30 Jun 04. 077 (1).jpg
Nicandra physalodes--Tanzania. Ngare Sero Lodge near Arusha. 30 Jun 04. 077 (4).jpg
Nicandra physalodes--Tanzania. Ngare Sero Lodge near Arusha. 30 Jun 04. 077 (6).jpg
Nicandra physalodes--Tanzania. Ngare Sero Lodge near Arusha. 30 Jun 04. 077 (3).jpg
Nicandra physalodes--Tanzania. Ngare Sero Lodge near Arusha. 30 Jun 04. 077 (2).jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Costa Rica. ARKherb Farm. 2 Mch 02. 001.jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Costa Rica. ARKherb Farm. 2 Mch 02. 002.jpg
Nicandra physaloides--Costa Rica. ARKherb Farm. 2 Mch 02. 003.jpg
Native to Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Peru; introduced into 156 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Tanzania, Arusha, Arumeru (Nkoaranga, Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge)
-3.359333, 36.836889
Location Remarks
Arumeru, east of Arusha. Ngare Sero Lodge, Leganga Rd., off Arusha-Himo Road.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya (Sue Brown's private garden)
Location Remarks
Town of Limuru, about 30 miles northwest of Nairobi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Costa Rica (Ark Herb Farm)
Location Remarks
ARKherb Farm
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Nicandra
Specific Epithet
physalodes
Authorship
(L.) Gaertn.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#89,637 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
10%
