Punica granatum L.

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit

Much-branched shrub/small tree; branches sometimes spine-tipped; glabrous throughout

Morphology Leaves

Leaves oblanceolate to narrow-oblong, without gland dots

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium

Hypanthium ± urceolate, red, leathery; lobes persistent

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Petals obovate, bright red

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit a globose leathery berry, 5–10 cm in diam., red to yellow suffused with red

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds very closely packed, c. 3–5 mm across with thick, juicy, translucent, often reddish outer layer.

Distribution

Cultivated at least in N3 and S2 probably native to Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan. Cultivated throughout the Mediterranean areas since prehistoric times, now widely grown in temperate and subtropical areas.

Vernacular

Pomegranate (English).

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63531/173543609

Conservation

LC - least concern

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Distribution

Cultivated in Colombia.

Ecology

Alt. 1000 - 2775 m.

Conservation

Not Evaluated.

Morphology General Habit

Shrub.

Distribution

Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1000–2775 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Boyacá, Valle del Cauca.

Habit

Shrub.

Conservation

IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.

Ecology

Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.

Vernacular

Granada, Granado

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Note

(pomegranate; Arabic.: rumman; seeds: chab rumman)

Morphology General Habit

A small tree or shrub with glabrous opposite or fascicled leaves, oblong-lanceolate to obovate; flowers scarlet red or white, showy, 3 cm or more in length; calyx tube adnate to ovary, somewhat fleshy; fruit globose, up to 12 cm in diameter, pale red to scarlet, partitioned by thin leathery yellow septa; seeds red, pink, or white, fleshy, juicy.

Distribution

A native of Iran and NW India

Lythraceae, B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1984

Note

A native of Iran and NW. India frequently put in Punicaceae (but scarcely differing from Lythraceae in its inferior ovary, the calyx-tube adnate to the ovary which is many-loculed with the locules superposed in two series, the lower with axile, the upper with parietal placentation) is widely grown for its edible fruit.

Morphology General Habit

Large shrub or small tree, the branches sometimes spiny.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves opposite, subopposite or fascicled, oblong to lanceolate or obovate, up to 7.5 cm. long, glabrous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers orange-red or crimson, showy, ± 2.5 cm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx urceolate-funnel-shaped.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit 3.5–12.5 cm. in diameter, but usually about the size of an orange.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds numerous, covered with pulp.

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular

granada, granado

Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals

Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).

Use Medicines Circulatory System Disorders

Used in the treatment of hemorrhoids (Toscano-González 2006).

Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders

Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016, Instituto Humboldt 2014).

Use Environmental

Environmental uses.

Use Fuel

Used for fuels.

Use Gene Sources

Used as gene sources.

Use Food

Used for food.

Use Materials

Used as material.

Use Medicines

Medical uses.

Use Poisons

Poisons.

Use Social

Social uses.

Use

It is cultivated in the central and lower regions of Iraq for its fruit and is also highly regarded for its medicinal properties.