Pineapple
Title | Info |
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Common name | Pineapple |
Scientific name | Ananas comosus |
Taxonomic group | Bromeliaceae |
Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Economic botany | Food plants |
Food plants | Fruits |
Date | 1988 |
Location | Costa Rica,North America |
Pineapple. Native to tropical South America, this is the primary food plant in its large family, the Bromeliaceae. Pineapple plants may be perennial or biennial, and the fruit develops without pollination of the flowers.