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Lythraceae (pomegranate family)

[= Punicaceae]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) >  Eudicotyledons >  Core Eudicots >  Rosids >  Eurosid II >  Order: Myrtales

  • Punica protopunica (Socotra)

  • Punica granatum (pomegranate) (SE Europe to Himalayas)

  • Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) is a declared Category 1 invasive plant in South Africa.

 

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