MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF GENUS PUNICA L. (PUNICACEAE) GROWN IN IRAQ IN THE PROVINCE OF THI QAR

Abstract

Accuracy of phenotypic treatment of the genus Punica L. The pomegranate grown in Iraq in detail, starting with the stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. The current study noted that the characteristics of the calyx and corolla have great taxonomic importance, in addition to the variations in the shapes and dimensions of the leaves. The study showed that the Pomegranate fruit is a false fruit, and that the fruit does not retain the remains of the calyx and stamens. The pollen grains were distinguished by their triangular holes, semi-triangular in the polar view, and oval in the equatorial view, and it was clear from their dimensions that they were small in size and light in weight, and this made them easy to spread by the wind. Pollen viability reached (85-90) % .