Punica

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Punica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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