Representative — Agricultural cropsRepresentative — Agricultural crops

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PlantsAvailable Demonstration data

Punica granatum

Pomegranate· الرمان

Accession ID: OMN-PLA-0033

Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Punica
Collection type
Leaf tissue (DNA)
Holding institution
Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo)
Conservation status
Not evaluated (demo)

Overview

Scientific identity

Everything on this page is generated from the demonstration dataset and clearly labelled as such.

Taxonomy

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaMyrtalesLythraceaePunicaPunica granatum
Biological group
Agricultural crops
Growth habit
Deciduous shrub or small tree, 2–6 m
Life cycle
Perennial
Documented occurrences
10 records in demo dataset

Resource relationship explorer

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0033

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Passport

Accession passport

Identity, origin and custody of this accession, structured along the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors (MCPD).

Plant accession

OMN-PLA-0033

Punica granatum

الرمان

Demo
Country of origin
Oman
Collection location
Sohar, Al Batinah
Collection date
2019-12-09
Collector
S. Al-Rawahi
Collecting institution
Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo)
Donor institution
Farmer field, Sohar (Demo)
Biological status
Traditional cultivar / landrace
Accession type
Leaf tissue (DNA)
Cultivar / variety
Local landrace "Sohar"
Original identifier
FLD-SOH-2019-884
Collection method
Whole-plant / tissue sampling
Source
Oman BioAtlas demonstration dataset

Custody timeline

CollectionRegistrationCharacterizationPreservation

Collection · 2019-12-09

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo)

Collected by S. Al-Rawahi at Sohar (coastal plain farmland).

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Geography

Origin & documented distribution

The highlighted point is where this accession was collected. Other points are separate documented occurrences of the same taxon in the demonstration dataset — together they are not a complete picture of the species' range.

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This accession's collection site Other documented occurrences (9)
Country of origin
Oman
Governorate
Al Batinah
Collection locality
Sohar
Coordinates
24.3075, 56.7182
Elevation (demo)
≈ 151 m
Habitat
Coastal plain farmland
Ecological zone
Arid northern lowlands and wadis
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Biology

Biological profile

Growth, reproduction and ecology of this taxon as compiled for the demonstration dataset.

Stage 1

Seed / propagule

Dormant diaspora; germination cued by rain or irrigation.

Stage 2

Seedling

Establishment phase; most vulnerable to drought and browsing.

Stage 3

Vegetative growth

Deciduous shrub or small tree, 2–6 m

Stage 4

Flowering

Insect and self-pollinated.

Stage 5

Fruiting & dispersal

arillate seeds

Phenology calendar

Flowering
Fruiting
Seed maturity
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Ecological profile

Habitat

Coastal plain farmland

Ecological zone

Arid northern lowlands and wadis

Associated fauna

Pollinating insects and seed-dispersing birds (demo note)

Environmental adaptations

Chilling requirement met on Jebel AkhdarDrought hardy once established

Life cycle, phenology and ecology values are demonstration compilations for this taxon, not verified field observations.

Morphology

Interactive botanical anatomy

Select a plant structure to inspect its recorded morphological characteristics. Hotspot positions are illustrative on a representative image of the biological group.

Agricultural crops — representative image for Punica granatum
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Leaves

Leaf length
3–7 cm
Arrangement
Alternate (demo descriptor)
Margin
Entire to serrulate
Indumentum
Glabrous to pubescent

Leaf descriptors scored on mature foliage from the middle crown third (demo protocol).

Documented height range for this taxon: 200–600 cm.

Plant height across 6 accessions of Punica granatum

unit: cm · demo measurements

This accession is highlighted. See more traits in the Characterization section below.

Genetics

Molecular profile

DNA samples and molecular markers linked to this accession. All sequences below are synthetic demonstration output.

Associated DNA samples

DNA-PLA-0033-A

Silica-dried leaf tissue · extracted 2021

DNA-PLA-0033-B

Voucher leaf fragment · extracted 2021

SNP panel: 4,175 loci (demo)

Molecular markers

Marker
ITS (nuclear ribosomal)
Type
DNA barcode
Method
Sanger sequencing, ITS4/ITS5 primers (demo)
Length
607 bp

Sequence viewer · ITS

1GGACGGTTTC AAAAGTCTTG ATAGTTGTAC GCGGATAGTC ATCGCGGTAT TTAGAACGTC
61TAGGACAGTG GGGCGCACTC CCGTCATGCG GAGAGGGTAG AGAACGTTCG CAAACACCGT
121GTCAAACAAT TGAGTTTTAA CTTGAACAAT ATCTGACCGG GCTCTGTAAT AGGATCGTAA
181AGTTGCTTCG GAGGCCGGCG GGCGCCAGGT ATGTGGAGTC TAATGCTTGC CCTATGACTC
241TAGAATGCAC CGACATATCA TTCCATTACG CACAATTGAT CGATTTCTGT CCATCCGTGA
301GACAATCCTT TATGTTTCAT ATAGGAGTTC GCACAGAACG AGCTGCTTCC GAGCAACTCA
361AGCTTCTAAT GGCTGGGTGA CACCTACATG GTAAGGAGCA CACTACCACG TGGCCGCCCC
421TTCCCCTGTT TTATGAATTC TTGAAGTCAC GACGCGAGTC ACCGGCCTTA GCGGTCGAAG
481GATGGGAGGC AGGCGCAGGG CCTCTTAAGC CACTCGCCAG TTATTTAGTT CGTGCGCTAG
541GAGTCCCCGT CACTCCTCTC GCTAGATGGG TCGTCAGGCA ACACGTCGCT CAAGCTCCCT
601CGCAAGC

Demo molecular characterization batch — sequences are synthetic and must not be used for identification. Genetic relationship analyses (e.g. dendrograms) are only shown when derived from verified input data — none exist in this demonstration dataset, so none are fabricated here.

Conservation

Conservation & preservation

Status, threats and preservation activities for this accession. Seed storage is a preservation action, not by itself a verified species-level conservation outcome.

Status

Not evaluated (demo)

No verified IUCN or national assessment is linked to this demonstration record. A production system would display only source-verified classifications.

Endemism

Native to Oman (demo note)

Documented threats

Fruit fly pressureOrchard abandonment

In situ vs ex situ

In situ — natural habitat

Population monitored in natural habitat (demo programme note)

Ex situ — managed collection

Long-term seed storage at the national seed bank (demo)

Herbarium cabinet, climate-controlled (demo protocol)

Seed viability monitoring

Latest germination: 65%Last test: 2025

Viability and germination series are synthetic demonstration values illustrating the monitoring workflow.

Characterization

Characterization intelligence

Explore the demonstration measurements recorded for this taxon's accessions.

Trait heatmap · normalised per trait

AccessionPlant heightcmLeaf lengthcmSeed lengthmm100-seed weightgGermination%
…0013
267
3.9
8.6
20.75
95
…0023
389
5.2
10
24.86
87
…0033 ←
221
4.9
8.1
23.83
71
…0037
481
4.6
7.1
15.71
96
…0044
508
3.1
9.9
18.5
93
…0045
461
6.4
8.8
15.29
65

Colour intensity is scaled within each trait column; values are not comparable across columns.

Characterization events

2021-10-03

Field descriptor scoring (demo IPGRI-style list)

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · S. Al-Rawahi

Plant heightLeaf lengthGrowth habit

2022-03-17

Seed lot evaluation (demo protocol)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · S. Al-Rawahi

Seed length100-seed weightGermination

Scientific observations

Research & provenance

Scientific data provenance

Where each dataset came from and how it was produced — the traceability backbone of the platform.

Original observation2019-12-09

Field collection and voucher

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Direct field observation

Imported external data2020-02-14

Passport descriptors (MCPD)

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Manual registration

Generated research data2021-10-03

Characterization dataset

Arid Lands Research Unit (Demo) · Descriptor scoring

Generated research data2021-11-30

DNA barcode sequences

University Microbiology Lab (Demo) · Sanger sequencing (synthetic demo output)

Compiled reference data2022-05-21

Conservation and storage summary

Botanic Garden & Seed Bank (Demo) · Curatorial compilation

No publications are linked to this demonstration record. In production, associated publications and projects would be linked via DOI from verified sources, with validation status and last-updated dates per dataset.

Related records · same genus