Pomegranate Tree Punica granatum

Classification

Lythraceae [family]
Punica [genus] (1)
granatum [species]

Classification

Lythraceae [family]
Punica [genus] (1)
granatum [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
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  • Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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  • Saba
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  • Sint Eustatius
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  • Sint Maarten
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    Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Aruba
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  • Introduced (2) - Bonaire
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  • Introduced (2) - Curaçao
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  • Introduced (2) - Saba
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Eustatius
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten
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    Natural distribution Asia
    Distribution description Native to Asia-temperate.
    Notes on presence status Cultivated in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, cultivated and subspontaneous after cultivation in Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Martin.

    Publications

    • Axelrod, F.S. 2015. A Systematic Vademecum to the Vascular Plants of Sint Eustatius. 179 pp.
    • Howard, R.A. 1989. Dicotyledoneae - Part 2. In: Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands. 5: 604. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
    • Rojer, A. 1997. Biological Inventory of Saba. 87 pp. CARMABI Foundation, Curaçao.
    • Rojer, A. 1997. Biological inventory of Sint Eustatius. CARMABI Foundation, Curaçao.
    • Rojer, A. 1997. Biological inventory of St. Maarten. 102 pp. CARMABI Foundation, Curaçao.
    • Stoffers, A.L. 1979. Punicaceae. Flora of the Netherlands Antilles 3: 128-129.
    • WCSP 2017. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [link]