Ananas
Genus of fruits and plants
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Ananas is a plant genus in the family Bromeliaceae.[1] It is native to South America. The genus contains Ananas comosus, the pineapple.[2]
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| Pineapple (Ananas comosus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Ananas Mill. |
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Species
The genus Ananas includes only two species:[2][3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Native Distribution |
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 | Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. | Pineapple | East of the Andes, from northern South America to northern Argentina.[2] |
 | Ananas macrodontes E.Morren | False Pineapple | Coastal Brazil and basins of Parana and Paraguay rivers to northern Argentina.[2] |
Gallery
Pineapple plantation
Ananas comosus, habitat, Suriname
A pineapple in a garden in Martinique (Caribbean Sea)
