1) Dicot genus 2) Epic poem in Latin 3) Genus punica 4) Magnoliopsid genus 
Although previously placed in its own family Punicaceae, recent phylogenetic studies have shown that Punica belongs in the family Lythraceae, and it is classified in that family by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The name is derived from the Latin word for the pomegranate, malum punicum, meaning `Carthaginian apple`. Image:Цветущий гр
(from the article `Myrtales`) ...primarily in warmer regions of both the Old World and New World and is especially diverse in South America and Africa. The very closely related ...(from the article `Silius Italicus`) Latin epic poet whose 17-book, 12,000-line Punica on the Second Punic War (218–201 ) is the longest poem in Latin literature.
[n] - coextensive with the family Punicaceae
genus Punica noun coextensive with the family Punicaceae