Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Punicaceae | Genus: Punica | Species: Punica granatum L. |
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| Synonym | Punica malus, Punica florida, Punica grandiflora | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Anar, Pomigranate | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Wild Pomegrante, Pomegrante, | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kaphoi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit is a Berry between a lemon and a grapefruit in size 5–12 cm in diameter with a rounded shape and thick, reddish skin |
| Habitat | Occurs in semi-evergreen, intermediate and wet evergreen forests also culrivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Afghanistan, Iran, Libyan, Arab, Jamhirya and Tunisa | Bark Details | Bark smooth and ark grey |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | An attractive shrub or small tree, to 20 or 30 ft (6 or 10 m) high, the pomegranate is much-branched, more or less spiny, and extremely long-lived, some specimens at Versailles known to have survived two centuries. It has a strong tendency to sucker from the base | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, 2-8 cm long, oblong or bovate, glabrous, oppositely placed, short-petioled surface shing |
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