Taxon: Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. ananassoides (Baker) Coppens & F. Leal

See other conspecific taxa:

• Ananas comosus (no accessions)
• Ananas comosus var. bracteatus (7 accessions)
• Ananas comosus var. comosus (135 accessions)
• Ananas comosus var. erectifolius (2 accessions)
• Ananas comosus var. parguazensis (no accessions)

Common names:

• ananaí   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• ananas-de-ramosa   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• ananas-do-indio   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• curibijul   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• maya-piñon   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• nanaí   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• piñuela   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  
• dvärgananas   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Gene sources: potential for disease resistance in pineapple   (to wilt, crown rot, and root rot fide Pineapple Bot Prod 40. 2003)
  
• Gene sources: potential for pest resistance in pineapple   (to nematodes fide Pineapple Bot Prod 40. 2003)
  
• Gene sources: primary genetic relative of pineapple   (fide Selbyana 19:233. 1998)
  

Distributional range:

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Brazil: Brazil - Alagoas, Amapa, Amazonas, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Federal District, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Para, Paraiba, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rondonia, Sao Paulo, Tocantins
  Southern South America: Paraguay - Amambay, Central, Concepcion, San Pedro

References:

• Chan, Y. K. et al. 2003. Breeding and variety improvement. P. 40 in: Bartholomew, D. P. et al., eds., The pineapple: botany, production and uses.
• Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. Pp. 13–32 in: Bartholomew, D. P. et al., eds., The pineapple: botany, production and uses.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Acanthostachys ananassoides Baker (basionym)
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (≡) Ananas ananassoides (Baker) L. B. Sm.
  (previously associated with 10 accessions)
• (=) Ananas ananassoides var. nanus L. B. Sm.
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)
• (≡) Ananas microstachys Lindm.
  
• (=) Ananas nanus (L. B. Sm.) L. B. Sm.
  (previously associated with 4 accessions)

Check other web resources for Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. ananassoides (Baker) Coppens & F. Leal:

• Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Images:

• GRIN Images of germplasm accessions.
• Disseminule drawings: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

More:

• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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