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Ananas comosus

(L.) Merr.

Pineapple

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151910
Element CodePMBRO02010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderBromeliales
FamilyBromeliaceae
GenusAnanas
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-05-05
Change Date1999-05-05
Edition Date1999-05-05
Edition AuthorsRaker, C. (TNC-LASP), rev. L. Morse (1999)
Rank Reasons
Native to American Tropics (possibly to the Parana-Paraguay Basin) now cultivated principally at lower altitudes in Hawaii, Australia, Phillipines, South Africa, Caribbean, and Central America.
Range Extent Comments
Unknown in the wild, but grown worldwide in tropical areas, mainly between the latitudes 24 degrees N and 25 degrees S. and occasionally persisting after cultivation.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Warm Temperate Moist (without frost) to Tropical Very Dry to Wet Forest Life Zones. Thrive in climates that are uniformly warm on sandy loam, mildly acidic and medium fertility. Survives in a wide range of rainfall conditions, from 60-410 cm, 100-150 being ideal.

Ecology

All members of A. comosus are cultigens with no wild ancestral forms. Propagation is mainly vegetative. Since pineapples flower erratically, forcing of flowers and subsequent fruiting with plant hormones is common
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
DurationANNUAL, Short-lived
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (3)
  1. Brucher, H. 1989. Useful Plants of Neotropical Origin and Their Wild Relatives. Springer-Verlag. New York. 296 pp.
  2. Duke, J.A., and J.L. duCellier. 1993. CRC handbook of alternative cash crops. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Ann Arbor, London, & Tokyo.536 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.