石榴(liu),落(luo)葉(xie)(xie)喬(qiao)木或灌木;單(dan)葉(xie)(xie),通常對生(sheng)或簇生(sheng),無(wu)托葉(xie)(xie)。花頂(ding)(ding)生(sheng)或近頂(ding)(ding)生(sheng),單(dan)生(sheng)或幾朵簇生(sheng)或組成聚傘花序,近鐘形(xing)(xing),裂片5-9,花瓣(ban)5-9,多(duo)(duo)皺褶,覆瓦狀排列;胚珠多(duo)(duo)數。漿(jiang)果球形(xing)(xing),頂(ding)(ding)端有(you)(you)宿(su)存花萼裂片,果皮厚;種子多(duo)(duo)數,漿(jiang)果近球形(xing)(xing),果熟期9-10月。外種皮肉質半透明(ming),多(duo)(duo)汁;內(nei)種皮革質。性(xing)味甘、酸澀、溫(wen),具(ju)有(you)(you)殺蟲、收(shou)斂、澀腸、止痢等功效。石榴(liu)果實營養豐富,維生(sheng)素(su)C含量比(bi)蘋(pin)果、梨要高出(chu)一二倍。中國傳統文化視(shi)(shi)石榴(liu)為(wei)吉祥物(wu),視(shi)(shi)它為(wei)多(duo)(duo)子多(duo)(duo)福的象征(zheng)。