Solanaceae
Strawberry groundcherry
Alkekengi officinarum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Alkekengi
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Common names
By language (48)
- Arabic
- كرز القدس, العبب, الكالكنج, اللهو, عنب الثعلب, عوامات, فيزالس, قلب الهوى
- Armenian
- Չինական լապտեր, Պարկային բալ
- arz
- كرز القدس
- Asturian
- Alquequenxe
- azb
- عادی یئرگیلاسی
- Belarusian
- Фізаліс звычайны
- Bulgarian
- Мехунка, Вълча ябълка
- Catalan
- Alquequengi
- Chinese
- 酸浆, 酸漿, 挂金灯, 锦灯笼, 挂金灯（酸浆）, 灯笼果, 红姑娘, 酸浆根
- Croatian
- Šumska mjehurica
- Czech
- Mochyně židovská, Mochyně židovská třešeň, Židovská třešeň
- Danish
- Jødekirsebær
- Dutch
- Echte lampionplant, Jodenkers
- English
- Strawberry groundcherry, Alchechengi berry, Bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern, Klabuster cherry, Winter cherry
- Esperanto
- Alkekengo
- Estonian
- Harilik füüsal
- Finnish
- Lyhtykoiso, Isolyhtykukka, Isolyhtykoiso, Juutalaiskirsikka, Lyhtykukka
- French
- Alkekenge, Alkékenge, Amour en cage, Coqueret alkékenge
- Galician
- Alquequenxe, Tomate de capucho
- German
- Lampionblume, Gewöhnliche Blasenkirsche, Lampionfrucht, Wilde Blasenkirsche
- hsb
- Dźiwja měchawka
- Hungarian
- Lampionvirág
- Irish
- Laindéar Síneach
- Italian
- Alchechegio, Alchechengi, Alchechengio, Alchichinger, Alkekengi, Alkichinger, Chichingero
- Japanese
- ホオズキ, ほおずき, サンショウコン, 酸漿, 酸漿根, 鬼灯
- Kazakh
- Қызылқұлақ
- lah
- بتی پھل
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji dumplūnė
- lzh
- 酸漿
- Macedonian
- Зрнешник, Меурка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Japanlykt
- pcd
- Chrisse `d inmuër, Inmuër in cajhe, Inmuër in gaÿole
- Persian
- عروسک پشت پرده
- Polish
- Miechunka rozdęta, Garliczka, Pęcherznica
- Portuguese
- Balões-da-China
- Romanian
- Păpălău
- Russian
- Китайский фонарик, Пёсья вишня, Физалис обыкновенный, Физалис Франше, Жидовская вишня, Китайский фонарик лекарственный, Можжуха, Мохунька
- Serbian
- Љоскавац
- Slovak
- Machovka čerešňová
- Slovenian
- Navadno volčje jabolko, Kitajska lanterna, Kitajska lučka
- Spanish
- Alkakinge, Alkankegi, Alkekengi, Alkekenjos, Alquejenje, Alquejuengos, Alquequenge, Alquequenje
- Swedish
- Judekörs, Japansk lykta
- Tajik
- Пардаарӯсак
- Tatar
- Kākānj
- Turkish
- Güveyfeneri
- Ukrainian
- Фізаліс звичайний
- Walloon
- Lantiene
- Welsh
- Llusern bapur
Synonyms
- Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii (Mast.) R.J.Wang
- Boberella alkekengi (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Physalis alkekengi L.
- Physalis alkekengi Lour.
- Physalis alkekengi var. alkekengi
- Physalis bunyardii hort. ex Makino
- Physalis ciliata Siebold & Zucc.
- Physalis franchetii Mast.
- Physalis glabripes Pojark.
- Physalis kansuensis Pojark.
- Physalis praetermissa Pojark.
- Physalis szechuanica Pojark.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 189 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: tuohinopsakki, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Gordon Johnston, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Gordon Johnston, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Temdor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Naturgucker Tom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.