Bromeliaceae

Ananas L. (Not native)

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 21 October 2017

Cultivated, not naturalized

Ananas comosus (L.) Merr., Interpr. Herb. Amboin. (1917) 133; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 193; ≡ Bromelia comosa L., Herb. Amboin. (Linn.) (1754) 21. = Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult.f., Syst. Veg., 15th Ed. 7 (1830) 1283; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 137; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 194. Distribution: Neotropics. Cultivated, not naturalized.

References

Leal, F, GC d'Eeckenbrugge & BK Holst. 1998. Taxonomy of the genera Ananas and Pseudananas—an historical review. Selbyana: 227-235.