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222.0000 Family Lythraceae J.St.-Hil.; Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 175 (1805), nom. cons.
28 genera, ca. 650 spp. Phylogeny: Maurin et al. (2021), Inglis et al. (2023)
Species listed in database: 681; hybrids: 7
= Ammanniaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 86 (1834)
= Blattiaceae Engl.; Syllabus (ed. 1): 156 (1892)
= Duabangaceae Takht.; Florist. Regions World 332 (1986)
= Lagerstroemiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Lawsoniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 338 (1858)
= Punicaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 2(94): 378 (1825), nom. cons.
= Sonneratiaceae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 261 (1897), nom. cons.
= Trapaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 36, 39 (1829), nom. cons.
222.2002 Genus Punica L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 472 (1753)
Distribution: W-Asia
Species listed in database: 2
= Granatum St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 132 (1880)
= Rhoea St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 133 (1880)
= Socotria G.M.Levin; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 65(3): 429 (1980)
species :
Punica granatum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 472 (1753)
Name: Granatapfel (DE); Granada (ES); Pomegranate (EN)
Distribution: Portugal [c]; Spain [c]; Baleares [c]; France [c]; Monaco [c]; Corsica [c]; Sardinia [c]; Italy [c]; Sicily [c]; Pantelleria [c]; Isole Pelagie [c] (Lampedusa [c]); Malta [c]; Slovenia [c]; Croatia [c]; Bosnia & Hercegovina [c]; North Macedonia [c]; Albania [c]; Bulgaria [c]; Greece [I] (incl. Kiklades [I]); Crete [I]; European Russia [c]; Morocco [c]; Algeria [c]; Tunisia [c]; Libya [c]; Canary Isl. [c] (Fuerteventura [c], Gran Canaria [c], Tenerife [c], La Gomera [c], Hierro [c], La Palma [c], Lanzarote [c]); Burkina Faso [c]; Benin [c]; Cameroon [c]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [c]; São Tomé [c]; Chad [c]; Somalia [c]; Mozambique [c]; South Africa [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Rodrigues [c]; Turkmenistan [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; Kyrgyzstan [c]; Tajikistan [c]; Northern Caucasus [c]; Georgia [Caucasus] [c]; Armenia; East Aegaean Isl. [c] (incl. Rhodos [c]); Turkey [c]; Iraq [c]; Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, S-Iran, W-Iran); Afghanistan [c]; China [c] (Anhui [c], Beijing [c], Fujian [c], Gansu [c], Guangdong [c], Guangxi [c], Guizhou [c], Hainan [c], Hebei [c], Heilongjiang [c], Henan [c], Hongkong [c], Hubei [c], Hunan [c], Jiangsu [c], Jiangxi [c], Jilin [c], Liaoning [c], Macao [c], Nei Mongol [c], Ningxia [c], Qinghai [c], Shaanxi [c], Shandong [c], Shanghai [c], Shanxi [c], Sichuan [c], Tianjin [c], Xinjiang [c], Yunnan [c], Zhejiang [c]); Tibet [c]; South Korea [c]; Bonin Isl. [c] (Chichijima [c]); Taiwan [c]; Pakistan [c]; Nepal [c]; Bhutan [c]; India [c]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [c]; Maldives [c]; Sri Lanka [c]; Bangladesh [c]; Andaman Isl. [c] (South Andaman Isl. [c]); Nicobar Isl. [c] (Great Nicobar Isl. [c]); Myanmar [c]; Thailand [c]; Laos [c]; Cambodia [c]; Vietnam [c]; South China Sea Isl. [c]; Philippines [c]; Java [c]; Australia [c] (Queensland [c]); Lord Howe Isl. [c]; New Caledonia [c]; Rotuma Isl. [c]; Tonga [c]; Niue [c]; Fiji [c]; Cook Isl. [c] (Rarotonga [c], Mangaia [c], Aitutaki [c], Atiu [c]); Society Isl. [c] (Tahiti [c], Raiatea [c]); Austral Isl. [c] (Tubuai [c]); Palau [c]; Northern Marianas [c] (Saipan [c], Rota [c]); Guam [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Yap [c]); Marshall Isl. [c] (Jaluit [c]); Mexico [c]; Belize [c]; Honduras [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Bahamas [c]; Turks & Caicos Isl. [c]; Jamaica [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Virgin Isl. [c]; Anguilla [c]; St. Martin/St. Maarten [c]; St. Barthélémy [c]; Saba [c]; St. Eustatius [c]; St. Kitts [c]; Antigua [c]; Montserrat [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Martinique [c]; St. Lucia [c]; St. Vincent [c]; Barbados [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; Colombia [c]; Venezuela [c]; Ecuador [c]; Galapagos [c]; Bolivia [c]; Brazil [c]
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Remarks: native area probably only Iran and Transcaucasus
Synonyms: hidden
= Granatum punicum (L.) St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 132 (1880)
= Punica florida Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 354 (1796)
= Punica granatum f. albescens (DC.) Rehder; Bibl. Cult. Trees 484 (1949)
= Punica granatum f. flavescens (Sweet) Rehder; Bibl. Cult. Trees 484 (1949)
= Punica granatum f. legrelliae (Lem.) Rehder; Bibl. Cult. Trees 484 (1949)
= Punica granatum f. multiplex (Sweet) Rehder; Bibl. Cult. Trees 484 (1949)
= Punica granatum f. plena Voss; Landlexikon [Putlitz & Meyer] 3: 260 (1912)
= Punica granatum f. pleniflora (Hayne) Rehder; Bibl. Cult. Trees 484 (1949)
= Punica granatum var. acidula Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 179 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. alba Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 179 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. albescens DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 4 (1828)
= Punica granatum var. flava Loudon; Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 2: 940 (1838)
= Punica granatum var. flavescens Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 195 (1830)
= Punica granatum var. frutescens Siebold & Zucc.; Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 133 (1845)
= Punica granatum var. legrelliae Lem.; Ill. Hort. 5: t. 156 (1858)
= Punica granatum var. lutea Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 179 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. macrocarpa Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 178 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. microcarpa Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 178 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. militensis Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 181 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. multiplex Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2: 195 (1830)
= Punica granatum var. nana (L.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 33 (1806)
= Punica granatum var. parvifolia Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 181 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. pleniflora Hayne; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 10: t. 35 (1827)
= Punica granatum var. pumila Weinm.; Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 22 (1828)
= Punica granatum var. sanguinea Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 178 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. sativum K.Malý; Syst. Beschr. Österr. Med. Pfl. 138 (1863)
= Punica granatum var. semiplena Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 180 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. semperflorens Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 180 (1826)
= Punica granatum var. variegata Risso; Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 180 (1826)
= Punica grandiflora Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 669 (1821), nom. inval.
= Punica legrellei J.N.Haage & E.Schmidt; Nursery Cat. (Haage) 1875: 2 (1875)
= Punica multiflora Voss; Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3 [Siebert & Voss], 1: 324 (1894), pro syn.
= Punica nana L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 1: 676 (1762)
= Punica spinosa Lam.; Fl. Franç. [Lamarck] 3: 483 (1779)
= Rhoea punica St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 133 (1880), nom. superfl.
species :
Punica protopunica Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 512 (1882)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Synonyms: hidden
= Socotria protopunica (Balf.f.) G.M.Levin; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 65(3): 429 (1980)
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