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Taxon: Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. bracteatus (Lindl.) Coppens & F. Leal

Genus: Ananas
Family: Bromeliaceae subfamily: Bromelioideae.
Nomen number: 463334
Place of publication: D. P. Bartholomew et al., Pineapple: bot., prod. uses 28. 2003
Name verified on: 15-Jun-2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 16-Jun-2011
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Hilo (HILO).
Accessions: 7 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


See other conspecific taxa:


Common names:

  • red pineapple   (Source: Dict Gard [as A. bracteatus]) – English
  • wild pineapple   (Source: Dict Gard [as A. bracteatus]) – English
  • rote Ananas   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  • ananas-de-cerca   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)
  • ananas-do-mato   (Source: Pineapple Bot Prod ) – Portuguese (Brazil)

Economic importance:

  • Environmental: boundary/barrier/support   (as a living hedge fide Pineapple Bot Prod 28. 2003)
  • Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard, as A. bracteatus; Eur Gard F, as A. bracteatus)
  • Human food: beverage base   (for fruit juice fide Pineapple Bot Prod 28. 2003)
  • Gene sources: potential for disease resistance in pineapple   (resistant to heart rot, root rot, and fusariosis fide Pineapple Bot. Prod 41. 2003)
  • Gene sources: primary genetic relative of pineapple   (fide Selbyana 19:233. 1998)

Distributional range:

      Naturalized:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Brazil: Brazil - Alagoas, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo
    Southern South America: Argentina - Corrientes, Misiones; Paraguay - Alto Parana, Caaguazu

      Cultivated:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Brazil: Brazil
    Southern South America: Argentina [n.]; Paraguay
  • also cultivated elsewhere

References:

  • Chan, Y. K. et al. 2003. Breeding and variety improvement. In: Bartholomew, D. P. et al., eds., The pineapple: botany, production and uses. 41.
  • Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. In: Bartholomew, D. P. et al., eds., The pineapple: botany, production and uses. 13–32.

Synonyms:


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

  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Ananas comosus var. bracteatus cultivars

Images:

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  • Google Images 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.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?463334 (25 May 2013)

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