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.