The fruit of Punica granatum is considered to be berry-like (although it was referred as irregularly dehiscent capsule in Roth 1977 and other sources). But P. granatum is completely cultivated species for its eaten seeds. P. protopunica is a wild species and it is supposed to have more primitive characters of the flower and fruit. It is interestingly for me, if P.protopunica has a fruit that is more similar to the rest of Lythraceae – superior dehiscent capsule. Is it open irregularly, circular or longitudinally, septicidal or loculicidal. Does anybody know any references of this fact or have his own observations?
Левина Р Е 1987 Морфология и екология плодов Издателство Наука
Dear Anastasia,
See the Book of russin botanist as
Жуковский П.М. Ботаника. П.МБ был большой знаток культурной флоры
Сербин А.Г. и др. Медицинская ботаника. Учебник для студентов вузов. — Х.: Изд-во НФаУ: Золотые страницы, 2003. — С. 165. — 364
А.Г. приводит формулу обоеполого цветка : , где G (4−7).
Вавилов Н.И. Ботанико-географические основы селекции. Избр. труды. — М. - Л.: АН СССР, 1960. — Т. 2.
and de Candole
+ Hodgson R.W. The prome granate. — Berkley, 1917.
p.s.
On the examen for Academic Doctorat it is one of more difficult question : Anatomy of Punica granatum fruits.
Bonne chance,
Marpha TT
Dear Anastasiya Odintsova
I wish I can help you but it is not my field.
regards
Saeed
As Esau (1969) stated, the fruit is an irregular dehiscent capsule which, when opens, show the seeds with a sarcotesta.
In the Mediterranean area some Punica are planted for their flowers. These have small indehiscent fruits. However some breeds of Punica indeed irregularly split open, with 2-3(4) valves remaining fused by their base.
Настя, скидываю тебе обзорную статью Г.М. Левина, он много занимался гранатом в Средней Азии. Там есть и про интересующий тебя вид. Успехов!!!
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