石(shi)(shi)榴,落葉喬木或灌木;單(dan)葉,通常(chang)對生(sheng)或簇生(sheng),無(wu)托葉。花(hua)頂生(sheng)或近頂生(sheng),單(dan)生(sheng)或幾朵簇生(sheng)或組成聚傘花(hua)序(xu),近鐘(zhong)形(xing),裂片5-9,花(hua)瓣5-9,多(duo)皺褶,覆(fu)瓦狀排列;胚珠(zhu)多(duo)數(shu)。漿果球(qiu)形(xing),頂端(duan)有宿存花(hua)萼裂片,果皮厚;種子多(duo)數(shu),漿果近球(qiu)形(xing),果熟期9-10月。外種皮肉(rou)質半(ban)透明,多(duo)汁;內種皮革質。性味甘、酸澀、溫(wen),具有殺蟲、收斂(lian)、澀腸、止痢等功效。石(shi)(shi)榴果實營養豐富,維生(sheng)素C含量比(bi)蘋(pin)果、梨要高(gao)出(chu)一二(er)倍。中(zhong)國傳統(tong)文化(hua)視石(shi)(shi)榴為(wei)吉祥物,視它為(wei)多(duo)子多(duo)福的象征(zheng)。