Ananas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Bromeliaceae
Subfamilia: Bromelioideae
Genus: Ananas
Species (2 sensu Coppens & Leal, 2003): A. comosus – A. macrodontes

Name

Ananas Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p. (1754)
Type species: Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. Interpr. Herb. Amboin. 133. (1917) Designated as basionym Bromelia comosa L., Herb. Amb.: 21 (1754) by L.B. Smith, N. Amer. Fl. 19: 214 (1938).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Ananassa Lindl., Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068 (1827)
- Pseudananas Hassl. ex Harms in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 153 (1930)

References

Miller, P. (1754) The Gardeners Dictionary...Abridged...fourth edition no. 1.
Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & Leal, F. (2003) Chapter 2: Morphology, Anatomy, and Taxonomy. In D.P Bartholomew, R.E. Paull, and K.G. Rohrbach, The Pineapple: Botany, Production, and Uses. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 0-85199-503-9.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Ananas in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Sept 06.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Ananas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Sept 06. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Ananas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sept. 2014.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Ananas. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 6 2014.

Vernacular names

ak: Aborɔbɛ
беларуская: Ананас
English: Pineapples
español: Piña
suomi: Ananakset
magyar: Ananász
հայերեն: Արքայախնձոր
मराठी: अननस
polski: ananas
русский: Ананас

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