FIGURE 3. Cataracta microphysa comb. nov. A. Perennial herb with a in Cataracta, a new monotypic genus segregated from Physalis (Solanaceae)

FIGURE 3. Cataracta microphysa comb. nov. A. Perennial herb with a rhizome of 30–40 cm long. B. One flower per axil, corolla plane rotated with a slight yellowish or greenish tinge. C. The fruiting calyx is teretish, ovate-oblong to campanulate, and open-flaring apically. D. Fruit with a thin, dry pericarp, with dark brown seeds and faveolated-rugous testa. E. The dry fruits dehiscing along irregular lines (Photos of Pilar Zamora-Tavares and Mahinda Martínez).