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 |
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.