Synonym: Chamaesaracha sinensis; Archiphysalis sinensis; Physalis sinensis.
Region: China.
Habitat: forests, slopes; 300–1400 m.
BotanyHerbs perennial; 1–2 m tall
Leaves: glabrous.; petiole 0.5–2.5 cm; blade ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 3 to cm long, 2 to 4 cm wide;pubescence adaxially, glabrous abaxially, sometimes ciliate, base obtuse or acuminate, sometimes oblique, margin entire, sinuate, or with a few teeth, apex acuminate.
Inflorescence: flowers in clusters of 2 or 3.
Flowers: pedicel 2–2.5 cm; flowering June to August.
Calyx: ± 3 to 4 mm; teeth short deltate, apex obtuse, ciliate.
Corolla: white, with green spots at throat; ± 1 by 1 cm; divided to halfway; lobes narrowly ovate, densely pubescent adaxially, ciliate.
Androecium: stamens ± 8 mm.
Gynoecium: ovary ± 2 mm; fruiting calyx oblate, 1 to 2 cm, faintly 10-angular, 10- ribbed, contracted and open at apex.
Fruit: berry; yellow-green.
Seeds: pale yellow; September to October.