Pomegranate (punica granatum) is a crop of fruit that can grow up to 5-8 m. This plant is estimated to come from Iran, but has long been cultivated in Mediterranean regions. Moors gave the name of one of the ancient city in Spain, Granada under the name of this fruit. This plant is also widely grown in South China region and Southeast Asia.
Pomegranates originated from the Middle East, spread in subtropical to tropical areas, from lowlands to below 1,000 m asl. This plant likes loose soil that is not submerged in water, with groundwater that is not deep. Pomegranates are often planted in gardens as ornamental plants, medicinal plants, or as an edible fruit. The form of shrubs or small trees with a height of 2-5 m. Woody stems, twigs sided, branching much, weak, spiked at the armpit leaves, brown when young, green and dirty after dark. Single leaf, short-stemmed, located in groups. Leaf blade oblong to oblong shape, base tapering, blunt edge, flat edge, pertulangan pinnate, shiny surfaces, 1-9 cm long, 0.5 to 2.5 cm wide, green color.
Single short-stemmed flowers, out in the end of the branch or in the armpit leaves at the top. Typically, there are one to five flowers, the colors red, white, or purple. Flowering throughout the year. The fruit is fruit Buni, round shape with a diameter of 5-12 cm, color variety, such as green-purple, white, reddish brown, or purple-black. Sometimes, there are patches of colored tebih rather prominent old. Seeds many, small, round-cornered long-terms rather flat, hard, irregularly arranged, the color red, pink, or white.
Pomegranates originated from the Middle East, spread in subtropical to tropical areas, from lowlands to below 1,000 m asl. This plant likes loose soil that is not submerged in water, with groundwater that is not deep. Pomegranates are often planted in gardens as ornamental plants, medicinal plants, or as an edible fruit. The form of shrubs or small trees with a height of 2-5 m. Woody stems, twigs sided, branching much, weak, spiked at the armpit leaves, brown when young, green and dirty after dark. Single leaf, short-stemmed, located in groups. Leaf blade oblong to oblong shape, base tapering, blunt edge, flat edge, pertulangan pinnate, shiny surfaces, 1-9 cm long, 0.5 to 2.5 cm wide, green color.
Single short-stemmed flowers, out in the end of the branch or in the armpit leaves at the top. Typically, there are one to five flowers, the colors red, white, or purple. Flowering throughout the year. The fruit is fruit Buni, round shape with a diameter of 5-12 cm, color variety, such as green-purple, white, reddish brown, or purple-black. Sometimes, there are patches of colored tebih rather prominent old. Seeds many, small, round-cornered long-terms rather flat, hard, irregularly arranged, the color red, pink, or white.
