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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Pomegranate, Imperata cylindrica, Acer platanoides, Lythrum salicaria, Artemisia annua, Hyoscyamus niger, Dactylis glomerata, Cirsium vulgare, Rhododendron ponticum, Malus sieversii, Goodyera repens, Mentha arvensis, Lamium album, Galium verum, Bunium persicum, Taxus wallichiana, Solidago virgaurea, Mock strawberry, Bidens tripartita, Morinda Spruce, Taxus sumatrana, Calamagrostis epigejos, Thlaspi arvense, Allium giganteum, Sageretia brandrethiana. Excerpt: A pomegranate, Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall. The pomegranate is native to the Caucasus, the Himalayas in Northern India and in Kerala. It has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times, and today, is widely cultivated throughout Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, China, Burma, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, the drier parts of southeast Asia, the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe, and tropical Africa. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is now cultivated in parts of California and Arizona for juice production. In the northern hemisphere, the fruit is typically in season from September to February. In the southern hemisphere, it is in season from March to May. The pomegranate has been mentioned in many ancient texts, notably the Homeric Hymns and the Book of Exodus, and is valued by many cultures for its beauty and uniqueness. It has, in recent years, reached mainstream prominence in the commercial markets of North America and the Western Hemisphere. Illustration by Otto Wilhelm Thome, 1885The Punica granatum leaves are opposite or sub-opposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3-7 cm long and 2 cm broad. The flowers are bright red, 3 cm in diameter, with four to five ...
