Pomegranate late 16th century and into California by Spanish settlers in 1769. Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Middle East and Caucasus region, north and tropical Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, the drier parts of southeast Asia, and parts of the Mediterranean Basin. It is also cultivated in parts of Arizona and California. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it has become more common in the shops and markets of Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The name pomegranate derives from medieval Latin "pōmum" "apple" and "grānātum" "seeded". Possibly stemming from the old French word for the fruit, "pomme-grenade", the pomegranate
Biak naked-backed fruit bat Biak naked-backed fruit bat The Biak naked-backed fruit bat ("Dobsonia emersa") is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. The Biak naked-backed fruit bat was first described as a species in 1985. Its species name ""emersa"" is from Latin ""emergere"," meaning "to emerge." Bergmans and Sarbini selected this name because zoologists such as Fredericus Anna Jentink had written about "Dobsonia" species from this area long ago, but had overlooked this taxa. It has a curved snout and relatively large eyes. Its teeth are small and narrow. Adults have a forearm length of approximately and