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Punica granatum

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Lythraceae Genus: Punica

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Description

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Synonyms (36)

Granatum punicum St.-Lag. (1880)
Punica florida Salisb. (1796)
Punica granatum f. albescens (DC.) Rehder (1949)
Punica granatum f. flavescens (Sweet) Rehder (1949)
Punica granatum f. legrelliae (Lem.) Rehder (1949)
Punica granatum f. multiplex (Sweet) Rehder (1949)
Punica granatum f. plena Voss (1912)
Punica granatum f. pleniflora (Hayne) Rehder (1949)
Punica granatum var. acidula Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. alba Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. albescens DC. (1828)
Punica granatum var. flava Loudon (1838)
Punica granatum var. flavescens Sweet (1830)
Punica granatum var. frutescens Siebold & Zucc. (1845)
Punica granatum var. legrelliae Lem. (1858)
Punica granatum var. lutea Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. macrocarpa Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. microcarpa Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. militensis Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. multiplex Sweet (1830)
Punica granatum var. nana (L.) Pers. (1806)
Punica granatum var. parvifolia Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. pleniflora Hayne (1827)
Punica granatum var. pumila Weinm. (1825)
Punica granatum var. sanguinea Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. sativum K.Malý (1863)
Punica granatum var. semiplena Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. semperflorens Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. variegata Risso (1826)
Punica granatum var. vulgaris Risso (1826)
Punica grandiflora Steud. (1821)
Punica legrellei J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt (1875)
Punica multiflora Voss (1894)
Punica nana L. (1762)
Punica spinosa Lam. (1779)
Rhoea punica St.-Lag. (1880)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 472 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Punica granatum Waialua, Hukilau Loop silty loam Preserved_Specimen Afualo, D. 43 Oahu BISH 1975-03-08
2 Punica granatum Makaha Valley dry roadside Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 6037 Oahu BISH 1931-08-02
3 Punica granatum Honolulu; Hoawa Street Slope = flat.Distribution limited. Preserved_Specimen Higuchi, G.T. 78 Oahu BISH 1971-05-08
4 Punica granatum Makaha Valley valley bottom Preserved_Specimen Hume, E.P. 524 Oahu BISH 1932-04-03
5 Punica granatum Honolulu; Kamilonui Valley, 948 Kamilonui Place Situated in full sun. Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 1865 Oahu BISH 1986-01-13
6 Punica granatum Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Robinson, K.D. 15 Oahu BISH 1971-03-17
7 Punica granatum Jeep road to Kanaele Swamp (Wahiawa Bog), between bog and Alexander Reservoir Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4999 Kauai BISH 1983-08-27
8 Punica granatum Wailuku, 104 Nakoa Preserved_Specimen Tanabe, L. 27 Maui BISH 1960-10-28
9 Punica granatum Kailua, NW end of Kawainui Marsh weed scrub of Leucaena and Panicum Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 57414 Oahu BISH 1978-03-24
10 Punica granatum Laie, CCH Oriental Garden Preserved_Specimen Ayakawa, G.T. 44 Oahu BISH 1967-05-02
11 Punica granatum Honolulu, Kalihi, Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 142 Oahu BISH 1928-09-27
12 Punica granatum Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1937-09-25
13 Punica granatum Kapalama Hts., Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1932-06-06
14 Punica granatum Honolulu; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; No. 14 on map Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 604 Oahu BISH 1967-09-17
15 Punica granatum unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 2565 BISH 1909-01-01
16 Punica granatum Captain Cook; Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Abandoned coffee plantation at one side of Garden; in yard of house. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 9291 Hawaii BISH 1991-01-11
17 Punica granatum Koloa District: Kalaheo, in yard of house on Kaloke Street Fairly common in cultivation on Kauai for fruits. Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 6763 Kauai BISH 1991-04-12
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