Lythraceae

Punica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 472 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Socotra, NE. Türkiye to W. Pakistan.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Socotra, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye

Introduced into:

Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bulgaria, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, China South-Central, Comoros, Corse, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Kriti, Laos, Leeward Is., Libya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Morocco, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Niger, Norfolk Is., NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Panamá, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Réunion, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sweden, Switzerland, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turks-Caicos Is., Türkiye-in-Europe, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cowan; Darlington [2528] Iran K003883225 Yes
Szovits [185] Armenia K003883196 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2438] China K003883259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003883268 Yes
Forrest, G. [10543] China K003883261 Yes
Oldham, R. [272] Japan K003883284 Yes
Meyer, F.N. [1804] China K003883279 Yes
Bayern [s.n.] Armenia K003883195 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [1412] Afghanistan K003883209 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [s.n.] China K003883275 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003883315 Yes
Carter, J.E. [275] Afghanistan K003883208 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [5234] China K003883262 Yes
Henry, A. [3591] China K003883278 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003883238 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [s.n.] China K003883274 Yes
s.coll. [5528] Iran K003883228 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003883312 Yes
Szorits [s.n.] K003883257 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003883297 Yes
s.coll. [224/H] Afghanistan K003883211 Yes
Fang, W.P. [772] China K003883273 Yes
s.coll. [2429] Afghanistan K003883210 Yes
Radde [s.n.] Armenia K003883193 Yes
[Dr. M. Thomson] [678] India K003883295 Yes
Dobson, A.T. [327] Iran K003883230 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [11920] Hong Kong K003883282 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K003883227 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003883306 Yes
Cowan; Darlington [1722] Iran K003883226 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K003883287 Yes
s.coll. [3256] K003883256 Yes
[Boijer]; [Lady Dalhourne] [s.n.] India K003883300 Yes
Michelson, A.; Lipsky, W.H. [3256] Turkmenistan K003883255 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003883253 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K003883288 Yes
Trevelyan, W.C. [59] K003883296 Yes
[Stokes] [632] K003883302 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India K003883301 Yes
s.coll. [678] India K003883314 Yes
Monbeig, P. [s.n.] China K003883263 Yes
Stapf [1115] K003883191 Yes
Andersen, J.S.; Petersen, I.C. [245] Iran K003883224 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003883264 Yes
Griffith [2013] K003883294 Yes
Wright, P.A. [69] Iran K003883223 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003883270 Yes
Cowan; Darlington [1722] Iran K003883231 Yes
Anderson, B. [1458] Iran K003883222 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K003883304 Yes
Faber, E. (Revd) [14] China K003883194 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24448] India K003883311 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [2437] Hong Kong K003883280 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003883313 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [6978] Hong Kong K003883281 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [3218] China K003883272 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003883286 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003883190 Yes
[Burger] [s.n.] Japan K003883283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003883240 Yes
Licent, A.E. [139] China K003883258 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2598] China K003883266 Yes
s.coll. [972] India K003883303 Yes
Regel, A. [s.n.] Turkmenistan K003883254 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003883277 Yes
Silvestri, C. [1564] China K003883269 Yes
Monbeig, P. [s.n.] China K003883265 Yes
Rich, H.H. [207] India K003883305 Yes
Dr. Rein; Baron v. Fritsch [[532]] Morocco K003883285 Yes
Potanin [s.n.] China K003883267 Yes
Dr. Giles [357] K003883214 Yes
Gibbons, R.B.; Gibbons, L. [345] Afghanistan K003883207 Yes
Farges, R.P. [s.n.] China K003883276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Afghanistan K003883213 Yes
Haddad, S.Y. [10062] Iraq K003883239 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [s.n.] Afghanistan K003883212 Yes
Millett [s.n.] China K003883299 Yes
Furse, P. [2483] Iran K003883229 Yes
Forrest, G. [4392] China K003883260 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003883271 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [s.n.] India K003883298 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0