Punica granatum L.
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Authority
Popenoe, Wilson. 1924. Economic fruit-bearing plants of Ecuador. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-ix, 101-134. pl. 34-49.
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Family
Punicaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - It is a shrub 4.5 to 6 meters high, with lanceolate to oblong, obtuse leaves about 7.5 cm. long. The handsome orange-red flowers are axillary and solitary or in small clusters toward the ends of the branchlets. The fruit is globose or flattened, obscurely (5-sided, the size of an orange or sometimes larger. It has a smooth, leathery, brownish red to yellow skin which encloses the numerous seeds, each surrounded by reddish, juicy pulp of delightful subacid flavor, and used for making refrescos as well as eating out of hand.
Uses - [See notes in Description section.]
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Common Names
granada, pomegranate