Pineapple
| Pineapple | |
|---|---|
| A pineapple on its parent plant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Ananas |
| Species: | A. comosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The pineapple[2] (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.[3]
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries.[4] The introduction of the pineapple plant to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury.[5] Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations. The fruit, particularly its juice, has diverse uses in cuisines and desserts.
Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple fruit. The plant normally propagates from the offset produced at the top of the fruit[2] or from a side shoot, and typically matures within a year.[6]
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ a b Morton JF (1987). "Pineapple, Ananas comosus". In: Fruits of Warm Climates, New Crop Resource Online Program, Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Purdue University. pp. 18–28. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge G, Leal F (2003). "Chapter 2: Morphology, Anatomy, and Taxonomy". In Bartholomew DP, Paull RE, Rohrbach KG (eds.). The Pineapple: Botany, Production, and Uses. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-85199-503-8.
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