Details of genus: Punica [1231]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Pomegranate
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pub_year:
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
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Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific 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 |