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Taxon:  Punica granatum L.



Summary
Genus:
Punica
Family:
Lythraceae
Nomen number:
30372
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:472. 1753
Verified:
02/10/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (8  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Punica multiflora hort.
Punica nana L.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
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Common names
English
pomegranate –
French
grenadier –
German
Granatapfelbaum –
Granatapfelstrauch –
Japanese Rōmaji
zakuro –
Portuguese
romanzeiro –
Portuguese (Brazil)
romã –
romã-de-flor-dobrada –
romeira –
romeira-da-granada –
Spanish
granado –
mangrano –
Swedish
granatäpple –
Transcribed Chinese
shi liu –
Transcribed Korean
seogrjunamu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
5UncertainAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
5UncertainAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
5UncertainAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Uncertain
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Economic Uses
Environmental
Human food
beverage base (fide F Iraq) –
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –


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