Ananas Comosus

Ananas comosus is a plant that bears beautiful leaves but what makes the plant famous is its fruit.

Ananas comosus. It is native to south america the genus contains ananas comosus the pineapple. Cooperative extension which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. Foliage evergreen flowering end of winter or summer. The predominant cultivar is smooth cayenne which was selected by venezuelan indians for its attractive flavorful seedless fruit and importantly the lack of.

The pineapple is indigenous to south america where it has been cultivated for many centuries the introduction of the pineapple to europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. A t state university work in tandem along with federal state and local governments to form a strategic partnership called n c. In summer they produce showy flowers in dense terminal cone like clusters followed by fleshy edible fruit details a. Key ananas comosomus facts.

Pineapple is by far the most economically important bromeliad and is the only one grown commercially. Pineapple ananas comosus l merr is in the bromeliad family which has about 45 genera and 2000 species. Pineapple ananas comosus taxonomythe pineapple ananas comosus merr is a member of the bromeliaceae a large diverse family of about 2000 species. Pineapple ananas comosus merr native to south america is a highly marketable tropical fruit in the bromeliaceae family consisting of numerous fruitlets fused on a same inflorescence the communication of fruitlet connection through the fruit core figure 10 1 is crucial for fruit development and quality pineapple is a non climacteric fruit as it does not ripen significantly postharvest.

Like the banana it is one of the few important fruiting monocots. Name ananas comosus family bromeliaceae type indoor plant. Columbus saw his first pineapple on guadeloupe in 1493. Height 12 to 16 inches 30 to 40 cm exposure very well lit while avoiding direct sun.

Ananas comosus nc state university and n c. 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. Comosus is a terrestrial bromeliad with dense rosettes of dark green lance shaped evergreen leaves up to 1m long with spiny margins. Nanas nenas atau ananas ananas comosus l merr adalah sejenis tumbuhan tropis yang berasal dari brasil bolivia dan paraguay tumbuhan ini termasuk dalam familia nanas nanasan famili bromeliaceae perawakan tumbuhannya rendah herba dengan 30 atau lebih daun yang panjang berujung tajam tersusun dalam bentuk roset mengelilingi batang yang tebal.