Pineapple

Title Info
Common name Pineapple
Scientific name Ananas comosus
Taxonomic group Bromeliaceae
Source Dan L. Perlman
Economic botany Food plants
Food plants Fruits
Date 1988
Location Costa Rica,North America

Pineapple. Native to tropical South America, this is the primary food plant in its large family, the Bromeliaceae. Pineapple plants may be perennial or biennial, and the fruit develops without pollination of the flowers.