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.