Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

  • Collector(s)

    Omawale 129 with R. Persaud, 20 Jul 1970

  • Location

    Guyana. Long Creek, East Bank Demerara.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3805794

    Occurrence ID: 16b872cb-a226-4281-8944-5333a6d9f154

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UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
FLORAOF GUYANA
N°• _129
NAME: Annanas comosus (L.) Merr.
VERN. NAME: Pineapple vat Monsterat
LOCALITY: Long Creek,
East Bank Demerara.
DATE: 20. 7. 1970
COLLECTOR: Omawale & R. Persaud
j ALTITUDE:
I HABITAT: Cultivated on experimental plot
I DESCRIPTION: Erect herb 55 cm. high. Leaves
I dark green above, lighter beneath, glaucous,
| succulent. Bracts red at base sometimes
brownish at apex. Flowers bright purple.
Anthers cream. Filaments white. Fruit greenish
brown turning orange-yellow when ripe with a
whitish bloom.
DISTRIBUTION:
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