Scientific Name Punica granatum
Common Name granado, grenadier, shi liu, zakuro;
Taxonomy ID 22663
Lineage cellular organisms > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Streptophytina > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Euphyllophyta > Spermatophyta > Magnoliophyta > Mesangiospermae > eudicotyledons > Gunneridae > Pentapetalae > rosids > malvids > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Punica
External Links NCBI;
Representative Assembly ASM220158v1 GCA_002201585.1 DNA GFF Protein
Description:

Punica granatum, pomegranate, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub. It is native to the region of modern day Iran and Iraq. It is mentioned in the Book of Exodus, the Homeric Hymns and the Quran.