Pineapple - Wikipedia
The pineapple[2][3] (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. [4] The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries.
Pineapple | Description, History, & Facts | Britannica
3 天之前 · pineapple, (Ananas comosus), perennial plant of the family Bromeliaceae and its edible fruit. Pineapple is native to tropical and subtropical America and has been introduced elsewhere. The fruit has become a characteristic ingredient in the meat, vegetable, fish, and rice dishes of what is loosely termed Pan-Asian cuisine. The fruit is eaten ...
Bromeliaceae | Tropical, Monocotyledonous, Epiphytic - Britannica
Bromeliaceae, the pineapple family of the flowering plants (order Poales), with more than 3,000 species across 56 genera. All but one species are native to the tropical New World and the West Indies. Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) and the edible fruit of the pineapple (Ananas comosus) are the
Ananas comosus - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Ananas comosus, commonly called pineapple, is a terrestrial bromeliad that was originally discovered growing in tropical areas of South America (principally Brazil). Carib Indians reportedly brought this plant to the Caribbean. Columbus saw his first pineapple on Guadeloupe in 1493.
Ananas comosus - Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
Ananas comosus is a seedless cultigen (a plant that has been altered by humans through a process of selective breeding). Because it has been in cultivation for thousands of years, its exact origins are unknown.
A. comosus is the most economically important plant in the family Bromeliaceae, which is divided into three subfamilies: Pitcarnioideae, Tillandsioideae and Bromelioideae. A. comosus belongs to the subfamily Bromelioideae, order Bromeliales, genus Ananas and species comosus (Bartholomew et al. 2003).
The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis
2015年11月2日 · Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) is the most economically valuable crop possessing crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), a photosynthetic carbon assimilation pathway with high water-use...
Ananas comosus - llifle.com
Description: Ananas comosusSN|12309]] (pineapple) is one of the most popular tropical fruits in the world and the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae family. The pineapple is named for its resemblance to the pine cone. But native West Indians Tupian called it na-na, from which its botanical name (Ananas) comes.
Pineapple - New World Encyclopedia
Pineapple is the common name for low-growing, fruit-bearing, tropical plants of the species Ananas comosus (also known as A. sativus) in the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae). It is also the name for the large, edible, multiple fruit of this plant.
Biology of the Pineapple Plant - SpringerLink
2018年11月28日 · The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, which originated from the area between southern Brazil and Paraguay. Taxonomically, pineapple belongs to family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, order Bromeliales, genus Ananas, and species comosus. It is grown worldwide and ...