Pomegranate

Pomegranate
Scientific name: Punica granatum L.
Local name/Bangla name: ডালিম/আনার ( ‘Dalim’, ‘Anar’)
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
Kingdom | : Plantae |
Subclass | : Magnoliidae |
Division | : Magnoliophyta |
Class | :Magnoliopsida |
Order | : Magnoliales |
Family | : Punicaceae/ Lythraceae |
Genus | : Punica |
Species | : P.granatum |
The family Punicacae consists of a single genus about 2 species. In Bangladesh, it is represented by a single species.
Botanical Description of Pomegranate
Habit: A perennial shrub or low tree
Root: Tap root system
Stem: Branches terete, often ending in a spine
Leaf: Simple, sub-opposite or clustered
Inflorescence: Solitary
Flower: Complete, actinomorphic hermaphrodite
Calyx: Sepal 4-7
Corolla: Petal 4-7
Androecium: Stamen numerous
Gynoecium: Ovary superior
Fruit: balaosta
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