Punica granatum is the scientific name for which fruit? (Technical Assistant 2013)

✅Explanation : Punica granatum is the botanical name for the pomegranate plant. It is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree in the family Lythraceae that grows between 5 and 8 meters tall.

📌Other Options Explanations:A. Amla: Phyllanthus emblicaC. Mango: Mangifera indicaD. Papaya: Carica papaya

• Important 🔑Key Points:Pomegranate:
-Botanical Name: Punica granatum
-Family: Lythraceae
-Origin: Iran and Mediterranean countries
-Chromosome number: 2n = 2x = 18
-Being cross-pollinated crop, a lot of variability exists in seedling populations, which can be utilized in further improvement programs.
-At present, 150 genotypes of pomegranate have been maintained at Central Institute of Arid Horticulture, Bikaner (Anon., 2002).
-Out of these genotypes, 55 are deciduous and rest 95 are of evergreen in nature.
-Field gene banks of pomegranate are maintained at Abohar, Rahuri, Bikaner, Bangalore, Allahabad, Jodhpur and Ludhiana.