Flowers and fruits that are always beautiful to observe and see are Punica granatum which are original fruit plants from Persia and the western region of the Himalayan mountains that have been cultivated thousands of years ago.
From the region the pomegranate then spread to the Arab countries, Turkey and Syria followed Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and moved to Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as India and Pakistan and Bangladesh in South Asia, also spread to the plains of China, and then followed to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia others and up to the Mediterranean, and the tropical African region also has this flora.
#Pomegranate, this beautiful flower was brought to South America and the California region by the Spaniards around 1769 ago. #The Moorish divorce named one of the ancient cities in the Spanish country "Granada", based on the name rather than this fruit.
Maybe among steemian have never heard the name Moor? Moors are a tribe, namely medieval Muslims who inhabited Al-Andalus in the Iberian peninsula of Spain. Including Morocco and western Africa whose culture is called Moorish, this word is also used in Europe to show people who have descendants from Arabs and Africans. The Moorish term originated from the ancient Maure and Mauritanian kingdoms in ancient times.
#Well, back to Pomegranate is a shrub or small tree with a height of 1 to 6 meters and can even be higher depending on where the habitat grows. The hallmark of this plant is the woody stems, twigs in the shape of a faceted, has many branches, weak patterned, the armpits are spiny, brown when still young, and the color is dirty green after aging.
Characterized by single leaves, short stemmed, and located in groups. As for the oblongated leaves to lanceolate, sharp, blunt tipped, flat leaf edges, reinforced pinnate shapes, glossy surfaces, a length of about 1 to 8 cm, and a width of 0.6 to 2.4 cm, with a distinctive green color. Single flower with short stem, coming out at the end of the twig or in the upper armpit. Pomegranate leaves are between 2 to 7 cm long and 1.3 to 1.4 cm wide. The leaves have a shiny and oblongated surface.
Flowers, It is of course interesting to see the flower color. Pomegranate flowers are bright red, there are half varieti which have bright orenge flowers especially the dwarf pomergranate or scientific name Punica granatum nana. There are usually one to five flowers, red, purple and white, flowering throughout the year. The fruit is buni fruit, its shape is round with a diameter of 6-14 cm depending on the soil element in which it grows, to characterize its skin color, such as purplish green, white, reddish brown, or blackish purple. There is also a visible appearance of slightly protruding older patches. It has a lot of seeds, small in size, long round shape which is rather flat, hard, irregularly arranged, the color is red, pink, some are white.
This flora grows in the lowlands to the highlands below 1,200 meters above sea level. This plant likes loose soil that is not submerged in water, with less deep ground water. Pomegranate is often planted in gardens as an ornamental plant and for medicinal plants, it can also be due to the shape of the fruit that can be eaten. In the world there are three types of pomegranate, namely red pomegranate, purple pomegranate, and also white pomegranate virites. Usually propagated with stem cuttings, root shoots or grafted.
The cool name Pome or pomegranate is often planted by plant lovers or farmers as ornamental plants, medicinal plants, or because the fruit can be eaten immediately. Pomegranates can be eaten fresh, as a mixture of fruit salad, or made for juice. The pomegranate juice is usually drunk with the seeds directly caused in seeds there are many elements of polyphenol compounds. It is interesting to talk about Pomegranate plants that have seductive colored flowers and delicious fruit flavors.
No doubt! Pomegranate red name is always synonymous with luxury, especially Red Pomegranate Gemstones which are most hunted by collectors of course.
Date: 02|09|2018
Location: Lhokseumawe area | Aceh
Made with: Canon Power Shot SX540HS
Settings: ISO 1600 f 3.4
Lens: 4.3-215.0mm f / 3.4-5.6
Catagory: Flower photography