Details of Genus: Punica
ID: 1231
Genus ja:
Genus en: Pomegranate
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)
Accepted:
Family: Lythraceae
Family ja: ミソハギ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of 2 species of rounded, deciduous shrubs or trees found in scrub, one species occurring from S.E. Europe and S.W. Asia to the Himalayas, the other from Socotra (Yemen). They have mostly opposite, narrowly oblong, entire leaves, and are grown for their showy, funnel-shaped, bright red flowers and large, spherical, edible fruits. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool green-house or against a sunny wall, either as free-standing shrubs or fan-trained; in warmer areas, use as specimen trees, in a shrub border, or as hedging.
Hardiness en: Frost hardy; they require long, hot summers to produce fruit.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment:
Comment ja: ザクロ
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Lythraceae | ミソハギ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Punicaceae | ザクロ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Lythraceae (Punicaceae) | ミソハギ (ザクロ)科 | Show | |||
| APW | Lythraceae | ミソハギ科 | Show |