- Scientific Name: Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii (Mast.) R.J.Wang
- Ref: Phytotaxa 178:59. 2014
- Synonyms: Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii (Masters) Makino; P. alkekengi var. glabripes (Pojark.) Grub.; P. bunyardii Hort. ex Makino; P. franchetii Masters; P. franchetii var. bunyardii Makino; P. glabripes Pojarkova; P. praetermissa Pojarkova; P. sanukimonticola Y. Akasawa; P. szechuanica Pojarkova
- English Common Name: Chinese lantern
- Chinese Common Name: 挂金灯 guàjīndēng, 锦灯笼 jǐndēnglóng
- Japanese Common Name: ホオズキ [鬼燈] hōzuki
- Family: Solanaceae
- Genus: Alkekengi Mill.
- Distribution: Disturbed sites, forests, also commonly cultivated; 800-2500 m. Throughout China except Xizang [Korea].
- Photo: 06/23/2013, Harbin, Heilongjiang
Leaves glabrescent, sometimes ciliate. Calyx tube sparingly pubescent; lobes densely pubescent. Corolla with distinct basal spots. Fruiting pedicel pubescent. Fruiting calyx shiny, glabrescent, mostly more than 3 cm wide. Fl. May-Oct, fr. Jun-Nov. (Flora of China)
