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Pomegranate
Punica granatum
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A small deciduous tree in the loosestrife family. One of the oldest cultivated fruit trees. The fruit has a hard rind enclosing numerous seeds, each covered with a translucent red aril. Also widely grown as an ornamental garden tree.
Identification Points
- ✓Scarlet 6-petaled flowers with thick, urn-shaped calyx tube
- ✓Spherical fruit with hard rind and persistent calyx at apex
- ✓Small, glossy, opposite leaves
Habitat
Gardens, orchards (warm regions)
Season
June to July (flowers), October to November (fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Petal count
6 petals
Flower color
Red
Habitat
Cultivated
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Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Myrtales > Lythraceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (about 80–70 million years ago)
Sources & References
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