Punica granatum (Pomegranate)

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Punica granatum L.

Pomegranate

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Myrtales	Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others
Family	Punicaceae
Genus	Punica	Stearn’s Dictionary of Plant Names says: “The Latin name contracted from punicum malum, Carthaginian apple, in turn derived from Poenus, ‘a Carthaginian,’ or Phoinikes, ‘Phoenicians,’ “ this is the generic name of the pomegranate, Punicum granatum
Species	granatum	Many-seeded

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Punica granatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

9/1/2013 · Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
≈ 27 × 18" (67 × 45 cm)

9/1/2013 · Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
≈ 8 × 6½' (2.4 × 2 m)

5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
≈ 1 × 1¼" (2.8 × 3.3 cm)

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