The only other species in the genus, the Socotra pomegranate (Punica protopunica), is endemic to the island of Socotra.
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The name is derived from the Latin word for the pomegranate, malum punicum, meaning "Carthaginian apple".
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is called Chinese Apple in British English
Petrarch's Africa was composed independently of the Punica, as the manuscript was discovered by Poggio Bracciolini in 1417 at St. Gall during the Council of Constance.