These golden berries have many names in english but you may recognize them as physalis or alkekengy the tangy and delicious berry that you find in many tropical fruit dishes is also called inca berry or golden berry and its latin name is physalis peruviana l the berries were early on being grown and cultivated by the inca indians for their nutritional properties but they are also found in many parts of the tropics including the amazon the berries grow on a plant that is about 1 meter hi