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Punica granatum

Linnaeus
Tracheophyta » Myrtales » Lythraceae » Punica granatum
Common name (English)
Pomegranate
Common name (Greek)
Ροδιά, Ροθκιά
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X21 Archaeological
Global distribution

Turkey (Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia), Greece (I) (incl. Kiklades (I)), Crete (I), East Aegaean Isl., Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, S-Iran, W-Iran), Iraq (NE-Iraq), Afghanistan (Bamyan, Kunar / Nuristan), Pakistan (Salt Range, Baluchistan, Waziristan, Kurram, N.W.Frontier Prov., Dir, Chitral, Hazara), Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), Portugal (c), Spain (c), Baleares (c), France (c), Corsica (c), Sardinia (c), Malta (c), Sicily (c), Italy (c), Slovenia (c), Croatia (c), Macedonia (c), Albania (c), Bulgaria (c), Libya (c), Tunisia (c), Algeria (c), Morocco (c), Russia (c), Caucasus (c), Georgia [Caucasus] (c), Armenia, Kyrgyzstan (c), Tajikistan (c), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (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), South China Sea Islands (c), Taiwan (c), Tianjin (c), Xinjiang (c), Yunnan (c), Zhejiang (c)), Tibet (c), Korea (c), Australia (c) (Queensland (c)), Java (c), Malesia (c), Andaman Isl. (c) (South Andaman Isl. (c)), Nicobar Isl. (c) (Great Nicobar Isl. (c)), Philippines (c), Bhutan (c), India (c) (Darjeeling (c)), Burma (c), Sri Lanka (c), Nepal (c), Laos (c), Vietnam (c), Thailand (c), Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives) (c), Maldives (c), trop. Africa (c), Galapagos Isl. (c), Jamaica (c), South Africa (c), Somalia (c), Chad (c), Cameroon (c), Mozambique (c), Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo) (c), Sao Tome (c), Burkina Faso (c), Benin (c), Belize (c), Trinidad & Tobago (c), Puerto Rico (c), Ecuador (c), Lesser Antilles (c) (Anguilla (c), St. Martin (c), St. Barts (c), Antigua (c), Saba (c), St. Eustatius (c), St. Kitts (c), Montserrat (c), Guadeloupe (c), Martinique (c), St. Lucia (c), St. Vincent (c), Barbados (c)), Bahamas (c), Turks & Caicos Isl. (c), Virgin Isl. (c), Nicaragua (c), Brazil (c), Bolivia (c), Costa Rica (c), Venezuela (c), Mexico (c), Colombia (c), New Caledonia (c), Fiji (c), Lord Howe Isl. (c), Cook Isl. (c) (Rarotonga (c)), Marquesas Isl. (c), Marshall Isl. (c) (Jaluit (c)), Micronesia (c) (Yap (c)), Niue (c), Palau Isl. (c), Society Isl. (c) (Tahiti (c), Raiatea (c)), Southern Marianas (c) (Saipan (c), Rota (c), Guam (c)), Tonga (c), Austral Isl. (c) (Tubuai (c)), Bonin Isl. (c) (Chichijima (c)), Rotuma Isl. (c), Mauritius (c), La Runion (c), Rodrigues (c), Canary Isl. (c) (Fuerteventura (c), Gran Canaria (c), Tenerife (c), La Gomera (c), Hierro (c), La Palma Isl. (c), Lanzarote (c)) USA (c) (Alabama (c), California (c), Florida (c), Louisiana (c), North Carolina (c), Utah (c)) 142978 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized non-invasive. Commonly cultivated for fruit and ornament - anecdotal evidence and historical sources suggest it was introduced into Cyprus >2000 years ago.

Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
Pathway detail

Cultivated on the island since ancient times. According to Greek mythology it was planted on the island by goddess Aphrodite.

References

Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Hand R, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (Eds) (2011) – (continuously updated) Flora of Cyprus – a dynamic checklist. Published at http://www.flora-of-cyprus.eu/; accessed 30th November 2022.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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