| Pineapple |
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| A pineapple on its parent plant |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: |
Ananas |
| Species: |
A. comosus |
| Binomial name |
Ananas comosus
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| Synonyms |
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- Ananas acostae C. Commelijn
- Ananas ananas (L.) H.Karst. ex Voss nom. inval.
- Ananas argentata J.C.Wendl. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Ananas aurata J.C.Wendl. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Ananas bracteatus Baker
- Ananas coccineus Descourt.
- Ananas debilis Schult. & Schult.f.
- Ananas lyman-smithii Camargo nom. inval.
- Ananas maxima Schult. & Schult.f.
- Ananas monstrosus (Carrière) L.B.Sm.
- Ananas ovatus Mill.
- Ananas pancheanus André
- Ananas penangensis Baker
- Ananas porteanus Veitch ex K.Koch
- Ananas pyramidalis Mill.
- Ananas sativa Lindl.
- Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult.f.
- Ananas serotinus Mill.
- Ananas viridis Mill.
- Ananassa ananas (L.) H.Karst.
- Ananassa debilis Lindl.
- Ananassa monstrosa Carrière
- Ananassa porteana (Veitch ex K.Koch) Carrière
- Ananassa sativa (Schult. & Schult.f.) Lindl. ex Beer
- Bromelia ananas L.
- Bromelia ananas Willd.
- Bromelia communis Lam.
- Bromelia comosa L.
- Bromelia edulis Salisb. nom. illeg.
- Bromelia mai-pouri Perrier
- Bromelia pigna Perrier
- Bromelia rubra Schult. & Schult.f.
- Bromelia violacea Schult. & Schult.f.
- Bromelia viridis (Mill.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Distiacanthus communis (Lam.) Rojas Acosta
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The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple plant to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations.
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 or from a side shoot, and typically matures within a year.