family Punicaceae

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family Punicaceae - one species: pomegranates

dicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales - Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae

genus Punica, Punica - coextensive with the family Punicaceae

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It belongs to the family Punicaceae, sub-class, Rosidae believed to be native of the region between Iran and Northern India.

Standardization of In vitro regeneration protocol for pomegranate (Punica granatum l.) var. Bhagwa using different media composition

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an ancient fruit, belonging to the smallest botanical family punicaceae. Pomegranate is a native of Iran, where it was first cultivated in about 2000 BC.

Management of pomegranate wilt complex caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata and Meloidogyne incognita