PLANTS Profile for Ananas comosus (pineapple)

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PLANTS Profile

Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
pineapple

Symbol:

ANCO30

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Bromeliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

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Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

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Synonyms:
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

	ANAN11	Ananas ananas (L.) Voss
	BRCO11	Bromelia comosa L.

Distribution:
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

View 13 genera in Bromeliaceae, 1 species in Ananas

Classification:
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Zingiberidae
Order	Bromeliales
Family	Bromeliaceae – Bromeliad family
Genus	Ananas Mill. – pineapple
Species	Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. – pineapple

Introduced Information:
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42335.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 12:48 AM MDT