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The '''pomegranate''' ('''''Punica granatum''''') is a [[fruit]]-bearing, [[deciduous]] shrub in the family [[Lythraceae]], subfamily [[Punica|Punicoideae]], that grows to between {{convert|1.5|–|5|m|ft|0}} tall. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it originated in the region spanning the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Iranian plateau]] — including modern-day Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pomegranate was first domesticated by ancient Iranians in the Iranian plateau and nearby regions about 5,000 years ago. It is extensively cultivated for its fruit.
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This fruit is good a [[fruit]]-bearing, [[deciduous]] shrub in the family [[Lythraceae]], subfamily [[Punica|Punicoideae]], that grows to between {{convert|1.5|–|5|m|ft|0}} tall. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it originated in the region spanning the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Iranian plateau]] — including modern-day Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pomegranate was first domesticated by ancient Iranians in the Iranian plateau and nearby regions about 5,000 years ago. It is extensively cultivated for its fruit. |
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Pomegranate was exported from the Iranian plateau to other parts of Asia including Iraq, Turkey, India, Africa, and Europe.[{{cite web |date=29 May 2020 |title=''Punica granatum'' L. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554129-1 |access-date=27 December 2025 |website=Plants of the World Online |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904224322/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554129-1 |url-status=live }}][{{cite web |title=''Punica granatum'' in Flora of Pakistan |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200014674 |access-date=27 December 2025 |website=eFloras.org Home }}] It was also introduced into [[Spanish America]] in the late 16th century and into California by [[New Spain|Spanish settlers]] in 1769.[{{cite web |author=Morton, J. F. |year=1987 |title=Pomegranate, ''Punica granatum'' L |url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pomegranate.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621045126/http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pomegranate.html |archive-date=21 June 2012 |access-date=14 June 2012 |website=Fruits of Warm Climates |publisher=Purdue New Crops Profile |pages=352–5 }}] |
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Pomegranate was exported from the Iranian plateau to other parts of Asia including Iraq, Turkey, India, Africa, and Europe.[{{cite web |date=29 May 2020 |title=''Punica granatum'' L. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554129-1 |access-date=27 December 2025 |website=Plants of the World Online |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904224322/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554129-1 |url-status=live }}][{{cite web |title=''Punica granatum'' in Flora of Pakistan |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200014674 |access-date=27 December 2025 |website=eFloras.org Home }}] It was also introduced into [[Spanish America]] in the late 16th century and into California by [[New Spain|Spanish settlers]] in 1769.[{{cite web |author=Morton, J. F. |year=1987 |title=Pomegranate, ''Punica granatum'' L |url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pomegranate.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621045126/http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pomegranate.html |archive-date=21 June 2012 |access-date=14 June 2012 |website=Fruits of Warm Climates |publisher=Purdue New Crops Profile |pages=352–5 }}] |
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