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Species
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ANANAS COMOSUS (L.) Merrill
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PlaceOfPublication
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Interpr. Rumph. Amb. 133. 1917.
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Synonym
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Bromnelia Ananas L. Sp. P1. 285. 1753. Brumelia comosa L. Herb. Amboin. 21. 1754. Ananassa saliva Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 13: under pl. 1068. 1827Ananas salivus (Lindl.) Schultes in R. & S. Syst. Veg. 7:1283. 1830. Ananas Ananas (L.) Voss in Vilm. Blumeng. ed. 3, 1:964. 1895.
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Description
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Leaves coarsely and laxly spinose-serrate. Scape short, stout. Scape-bracts serrate. Inflorescence large, many-flowered. Floral bracts soon exposing the tops of the ovaries, relatively inconspicuous, weakly serrulate or entire. Syncarp well over 15 cm. long at maturity with copious palatable flesh. Seeds lacking or very rare.
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Distribution
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Native of Brazil. Widely cultivated in the tropics and occasionally spon- taneous.
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Common
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Pifia Pine
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Common
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Pineapple
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Note
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Cultivated in the Canal Zone and on Taboga Island.
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