Punica L.

Pomegranate

Classical Latin name for the pomegranate derived from Pomum punicum — Carthage Apple and Pomum granatum

For description see family.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Punicaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Myrtales
family       Lythraceae
Higher taxa
Subordinate taxa
species         Punica granatum L.