Merrill, which is now called ananas comosus var comosus belongs to the family bromeliaceae. Reduce watering significantly during the winter when the plant is resting. After being introduced in florida and puerto rico, pineapple ananas comosus has become naturalized. The pineapple is indigenous to south america where it has been cultivated for many centuries. Pineapple is a nonclimacteric fruit as it does not ripen significantly postharvest. Carib indians reportedly brought this plant to the caribbean.
It is likely that modern pineapple originated in precolumbian times in south america. Merr is the accepted name for the commonly known pineapple fruit. Ananas bromeliad species, common edible pineapple ananas. It is grown mainly for fresh and canned fruit and juice and is the only source of bromelain, an enzyme used in pharmaceuticals and as meattenderising agent. The pineapple is one of the top produced agricultural products in colombia with the major producer being costa rica.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Smith and others published ananas comosus pineapple find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. It never got very big, and i ended up sticking the plant in the dirt after. I bought a pineapple plant from home depot last spring that already had a fruit growing. It is also known as the by the pina spanish, abacaxi by the portuguese, ananas by the dutch and french, as well as nanas in southern asia and the east indies morton, 1987. The purpose of these guidelines test guidelines is to elaborate the. The communication of fruitlet connection through the fruit core figure 10. The white fleshed fruit of white jade is ultra sweet, with very low acidity. Ananas comosus at global biodiversity information facility. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ananas comosus is a cultigen from southeastern and southern brazil and paraguay, the wild relatives of which are unknown. It was first described by the father of taxonomy carl linnaeus and later by elmer drew merrill. Precomposting and vermicomposting of pineapple ananas comosus and vegetable waste article pdf available in applied sciences 917.
General information pineapple is a succulent, herbaceous, perennial plant with a short, thick stem topped by a rosette of leaves from which develops the inflorescence and the fruit. It takes 2 years for the plant to mature enough to bloom and produce fruit. Pina, ananas comosus descripcion y propiedades medicinales. Precomposting and vermicomposting of pineapple ananas. Pdf 1 somatic embryogenesis in pineapple ananas comosus l. Abstract meta analysis of pineapple plant ananas comosus as rumniant feed. Simply remove the plant from the pot, wash the roots free of soil and place in a container with clay pebbles. Pdf on jul 11, 1996, aroldo cisneros and others published 1 somatic. The introduction of the pineapple cultivation to europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Later all pineapples were classified in one genus, ananas. The pineapple is indigenous to south america, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. Ananas comosus pina plantas comestibles prueba gratuita.
Pineapple is a rosette plant with long, narrow leaves bearing sawtooth edges. The pineapple ananas comosus is a tropical plant with an edible fruit, also called a pineapple, and the most economically significant plant in the family bromeliaceae. This page was last edited on 26 october 2018, at 19. Columbus saw his first pineapple on guadeloupe in 1493. Oct 21, 2011 ananas comosus is a prime candidate for rot from overwatering, so its wise to be careful with the watering can. Because it has been in cultivation for thousands of years, its exact origins are unknown. Ananas comosus, commonly called pineapple, is a terrestrial bromeliad that was originally discovered growing in tropical areas of south america principally brazil. Ananas bromeliad species, common edible pineapple ananas comosus. The fruit is produced on top of a sturdy stalk at the center of the plant. Ananas comosus is a prime candidate for rot from overwatering, so its wise to be careful with the watering can. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
It is exported from the philippines and taiwan to spain where it is used for fine embroidery. The introduction of the pineapple cultivation to europe in the 17th century made. On feb 9, 2008, tropitiki from murrells inlet, sc zone 8b wrote. Ananas comosus, otherwise known as the pineapple, belongs to the family bromeliaceae. Ananas comosus is a seedless cultigen a plant that has been altered by humans through a process of selective breeding.
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