- Punica
Taxobox
name = "Punica"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Punica granatum"
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
subclassis =Rosidae
ordo =Myrtales
familia =Lythraceae
subfamilia = Punicoideae
subfamilia_authority = (Horan. ) Graham, Thorne & Reveal
genus = "Punica"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Punica granatum " L.
"Punica protopunica " Balf."Punica" is a small genus of
fruit -bearingdeciduous shrub or smalltree s. Its better-known species is thePomegranate ("Punica granatum"). The only other species in the genus, the Socotra Pomegranate ("Punica protopunica"), is endemic on the island ofSocotra . It differs in having pink (not red) flowers and smaller, less sweet fruit.Although previously placed in its own family of Punicaceae, recent phylogenetic studies have shown that "Punica" belongs in the family
Lythraceae , and it is classified in that family by theAngiosperm Phylogeny Group .References
*cite journal|author=Graham, S. A., Thorne & Reveal|year=1998|month=May|title=Validation of subfamily names in "Lythraceae"|journal=Taxon|volume=47|issue=2|pages=435–436|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0040-0262%28199805%2947%3A2%3C435%3AVOSNIL%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E|doi=10.2307/1223775
* Graham, S. A., Hall, J., Sytsma, K., & Shi, S. (2005). Phylogenetic analysis of the Lythraceae based on four gene regions and morphology. "Int. J. Pl. Sci". 166: 995–1017.
*cite journal|author=Little S. A., Stockey R. A., and Keating, R. C.|year=2004|title="Duabanga"-like leaves from the Middle Eocene Princeton chert and comparative leaf histology of Lythraceae sensu lato|journal=American Journal of Botany|volume=91|pages=1126–1139|doi= 10.3732/ajb.91.7.1126
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