Ananas is a plant genus in the family Bromeliaceae.[1] It is native to South America. The genus contains Ananas comosus, the pineapple.[2]
Ananas | |
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Pineapple (Ananas comosus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
Genus: | Ananas Mill. |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus Ananas includes only two species:[2][3]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Native Distribution |
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Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. | Pineapple | East of the Andes, from northern South America to northern Argentina.[2] | |
Ananas macrodontes E.Morren | False Pineapple | Coastal Brazil and basins of Parana and Paraguay rivers to northern Argentina.[2] |
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