Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45546 with Tillett, C.L., 26 Sep 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni River Basin Kako River. Camp #4.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03805793

    Occurrence ID: d87823e8-fd8f-47d0-becd-8f6038a69086

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni River Basin Kako River. Camp #4

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03805793
BOTANICAL
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Bromeliaceae
Flora of the Guianas
Eric J. Gouda (U)
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
ij.55^-6 (Cont.)
with white midrib, fleshy, fading to red; anthers
and styles white; locally frequent in open scrub
and at edge of small savannah, Camp #lj.; ca 500
m. elev.
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tillett
Kalco River.
Sept, 26,
1960
Field work conducted with the cooperation of the Departments of Forestry and Interior, British Guiana.
Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIANA EXPLORATIONS
PLANTS OF BRITISH GUIANA
, ,	UPPER MAZARUNI RIVER BASIN
o
Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill (feral)
»Wild Pineapple», probably feral; stem base at
ground brown, 2-3 cm diam; lvs to 2 m. dk green
above, lighter beneath and slightly glaucous;
flowering peduncle brownish-green with scaly
glaucous coating; peduncle lvs very lgt green be-
neath, medium green above, red at base; floral
bracts brownish-green, glaucous; perianth purple,
Kako River.
Stephen S. Tillett
Carolyn L. Tillett
Sept, 26,
Field work conducted with the coop
Supported in part by funds provicu
ratioo of tie Departments of Forestry and Interior, British Guiana
l by the National Science Foundation.
03805793