Bromeliaceae
Pineapple Family
The Bromeliaceae family (Pineapple Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Poales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 9 species across 7 genera. Members range from shrubs to herbs. Well-represented genera include Aechmea, Ananas and Billbergia. Familiar examples include Matchstick Bromeliad, Wild Pineapple and pineapple.
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Stiff, narrow, often spine-edged leaves arranged in a tight rosette that channels rainwater down into a central water-holding tank; showy three-parted flowers, often on a colourful bracted spike, ripen into a fleshy berry or, in pineapple, a fused multiple fruit.
Many species are epiphytes that grow entirely on other trees without parasitising them, absorbing water and nutrients through specialised leaf scales rather than roots.
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Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
VenationParallel
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryVariable
- InflorescenceSpike
- FruitBerry
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 9 species in BROMELIACEAE
- Matchstick BromeliadAechmea gamosepala
- Wild PineappleAnanas bracteatus
- PineappleAnanas comosus
- Foolproof Plant, Flaming Torch, Summer TorchBillbergia pyramidalis
- The Heart Of FlameBromelia serra
- Scarlet-StarGuzmania lingulata
- Blushing BromeliadNeoregelia carolinae
- Spanish MossTillandsia usneoides
- Aechmea recurvata
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