Catunaregam spinosa

Common Name :Mountain Pomegranate Scientific Name :Catunaregam spinosa Family :Rubiaceae Order : Gentianales

Genus - Catunaregam

Subfamily - Ixoroideae

Origin / Native - South Asia

Height - Up to 12 feet tall

Category - Shurb or small tree

Flowers - White, yellow, 5 petals, showy

Foliage - Thorny stems, simple, glossy, ovate-green leaves

Flowering Season - May

Flowers - Double, large, classic, fragrance, deep red, velvety maroon mixed, glossy, spiral bud, 3 inches blooms

Foliage - Deep green, deciduous, medium, glossy, thoothed, alternatively arranged leaves

Good for - Hedges

Flowers and buds of catunaregam spinosa

Catunaregam spinosa flowers

Mountain pomegranate

Catunaregam spinosa foliage

Catunaregam spinosa flower buds

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Kundadam, Dharapuram, Tirupur, Erode, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India