Punica granatum L. belongs to the Lythraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Punica
Specific Epithet
granatum
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 15.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#57,396 of 335,497
Top 18%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Georgia, Kakheti, Dedoplistskaro
41.223389, 46.353333
Location Remarks
East of Kasritstskali village, landmark Abazanebis khevi. Vashlovani Protected Area. Pantishara Gorge. 294 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Niko Lachashvili, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Kikodze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steppe-shrubland, impacted by animal grazing. Shrub 2.5 m.
Location
Georgia
42.6625, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified