Punica granatum var. nana (L.) Pers.

English: Dwarf Pomegranate

German: Zwerggranatapfel

Mandarin: 石榴 (shi liu)

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Myrtales (80)

        Family: Lythraceae (12)(family description)

          Genus: Punica (2)

            Epithet: granatum (2)

              Variety: nana (L.) Pers.

granatum => filled with kernels

nana => dwarf

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: red, orange

Check for Punica granatum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [969] Punica granatum - Plants For A Future
• [1687] Punica granatum - Flora of China @ efloras.org
• [1812] Punica granatum - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz