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| − | + | '''''Punica''''' is a small genus of [[fruit]]-bearing [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] or small [[tree]]s. Its better-known species is the [[Pomegranate]] (''Punica granatum''). The only other species in the genus, the [[Punica protopunica|Socotra Pomegranate]] (''Punica protopunica''), is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] on the island of [[Socotra]]. It differs in having pink (not red) flowers and smaller, less sweet fruit. | |
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Read about Punica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Punica (Punicus, Carthaginian: hence Malum punicum, "apple of Carthage," an early name of the pomegranate). Punicaceae. A small branched tree, the branches rather terete and spiny. The common pomegranate of cultivation. Leaves opposite, subopposite and fascicled in short branches: fls. in simple axillary racemes, small, white; calyx persistent, 5-7-lobed; petals 5-7, lanceolate, corrugate; ovary inferior: berry spherical, thick-skinned, many-celled.—Two species, Orient to N. W. India. For cult., see Pomegranate.
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Punica is a small genus of fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small trees. Its better-known species is the Pomegranate (Punica granatum). The only other species in the genus, the Socotra Pomegranate (Punica protopunica), is endemic on the island of Socotra. It differs in having pink (not red) flowers and smaller, less sweet fruit.
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
Although previously placed in its own family of Punicaceae, recent phylogenetic studies have shown that Punica belongs in the family Lythraceae, and it is classified in that family by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.
Gallery
If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.
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photo 2
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Punica. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Punica QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
