Pomegranate (Latin name: Punica granatum L.) deciduous tree or shrub; Leaves simple, usually opposite or fascicled, without stipules. Flowers terminal or subterminal, solitary or several in clusters or in cymes, subcampanulate, lobes 5-9, petals 5-9, ruffled, imbricate; Ovule numerous. Berry globose, apex with persistent calyx lobes, pericarp thick; Many seeds, berry nearly spherical, fruit ripening period from September to October. The outer seed coat is translucent and juicy; Inner species leathery.
Sweet, sour, warm, with insecticidal, astringent, astringent bowel, dysentery and other effects. Pomegranate fruit is rich in nutrition, vitamin C content is one or two times higher than apple, pear.
The history of Chinese pomegranate cultivation can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. According to The record of Lu Gong, Zhang Qian was introduced from the western Regions. There are cultivation in the north and south of China, with anhui, Jiangsu, Henan and other places to grow a large area, and cultivate some of the better quality varieties. Anhui Huaiyuan county is the hometown of Pomegranate in China, "Huaiyuan pomegranate" for the protection of national geographic indication products.
In traditional Chinese culture, pomegranate is regarded as a mascot and a symbol of fertility and happiness.
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