Jerarquía taxonómica:
Solanaceae → Physalis (Physalodendron) melanocystis (B.L. Rob.) Bitter, 1924

Familia:
Solanaceae

Autor:
(B.L. Rob.) Bitter, 1924

Sinónimos:
Physalis porphyrophysa Donn. Sm., 1916
Physalis xalapensis Kunth, 1818
Withania melanocystis B.L. Rob., 1891
Physalis (Physalodendron) melanocystis var. melanocystis (B. L. Rob.) Bitter, 1924
Physalis (Physalodendron) melanocystis var. cernua (Donn. Sm.) Waterf., 1967