Punica granatum L.

English: Pomegranate

German: Granatapfel

Mandarin: 石榴 (shi liu)

Portuguese: Romãzeira

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Myrtales (76)

        Family: Lythraceae (12)(family description)

          Genus: Punica (2)

            Epithet: granatum L. (2)

Synonyms: Granatum punicum (L.) St.-Lag., Punica florida Salisb., Punica granatum L., Punica grandiflora hort., Punica multiflora Hort., Punica nana L., Punica spinosa Lam., Rhoea punica St.-Lag.

florida => flowering richly

granatum => filled with kernels

grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal

multiflora => many-flowered

nana => dwarf

spinosa => having spines or thorns

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub, tree

Flower colour: red

Check for Punica granatum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [33] Image of Punica granatum (Lythraceae ) - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [657] Punica granatum - Plants For A Future database
• [1623] Punica granatum - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [18] Arbonnier, M. (2004): Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD, Paris, France; Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany; MNHN, Paris, France.
• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.
• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.