Common name: Pomegranate, Anar अनार (Hindi), Kamphoi (Manipuri), Madulai மாதுளை (Tamil), Dalimb डाळिंब (Marathi, Konkani)

Botanical name: Punica granatum - [ (PU-ni-kuh) contracted from the Latin punicum malum, referring to the Pomegranate; (gran-AH-tum) meaning many seeds ] Family: Punicaceae, now in Lythraceae

Origin: Iran to Himalayas in northern India

The pomegranate is a shrub, usually with multiple stems, that commonly grows 6-15 ft (1.8-4.6 m) tall. The slender branches start out u Pomegranates have beautiful orange-red trumpet shaped flowers with ruffled petals. From one to several flowers may be borne on a twig, one being terminal, the others lateral and solitary. The odorless but colorful flowers are large, 1 1/2 to 3 inches in length, campanulate or cylindrical, and generally reddish but sometimes yellow to white. There are five or more petals, some of which may be doubled. The stamens are numerous, erect to slightly curved at the apex, and red. The anthers are yellow.

Courtesy: - Flowers of India - Dave's Garden - TopTropicals - EcoPort