Bromeliaceae · Ananas

Ananas / Pineapple

Ananas comosus

outdoor
Found in India
Kerala, Goa, Karnataka & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Ananas comosus
Genus
Ananas
Found in India
Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Telangana
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

Typical of the Bromeliaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower arrangement
SpikerecordedFlowers arranged directly on a central stem without individual stalks.After 12 to 20 months, the stem grows into a spike-like inflorescence up to 15 cm (6 in) long with over 100 spirally arranged, trimerous flowers, each subtended by a bract. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fruit type
BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.The ovaries develop into berries, which coalesce into a large, compact, multiple fruit. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Spike
Fruit
Berry

Characters marked “recorded” are for Ananas itself; the rest are typical of the Bromeliaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Hindi
अनानास ananas
Sanskrit
अनानसफलम्
Telugu
అనాస
Marathi
अननस
Bengali
আনারস
Punjabi
ਅਨਾਨਾਸ
Nepali
भुइँ कटहर
Sinhala
අන්නාසි

About Ananas

Pineapple (Ananas comosus) belongs to the Bromeliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and 12 other states.

Uses

Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.

In culture

It is used as an official or regional emblem and carries a body of folklore around it.

Illustration representing the Bromeliaceae family
Botanical family

Bromeliaceae

Pineapple Family

Ananas belongs to the Bromeliaceae family.

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