Bromelia pinguin L.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Bromelia pinguin L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1808 with R. Arvigo, A. Cuc, Don Eligio Panti, G. Shropshire, M. Xix, 16 Nov 1987

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca 15km SE of San Ignacio. 1hr walk from village of San Antonio.

  • Habitat

    Primary forest. Common.

  • Description

    Bromeliad to 2m; fruits ripening yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85693

    Occurrence ID: e5ffb8eb-dc29-4926-9352-cc8edb0c3201

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 136

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Bromeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bromelia pinguin L. det L. Smith, 1988

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca 15km SE of San Ignacio. 1hr walk from village of San Antonio

  • Coordinates

    17, -89

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00085693
9-7
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Plants of Belize
Bromeliaceae
'Brow&ha pin^ui*	L, ja. Sm/M,/???
•Annana-s»
Longitude: 89°00' W	Latitude: 17°00' N
Cayo District; ca 15km S¥ of San Ignacio; 1hr walk from San
Antonio.
Bromeliad to 2m; fruits yellow when ripe. Common in primary
forest.
n.v.: Wild Pine, Wild Pineapple (English); Pinuela (Spanish);
Ix-tot (Maya)
Use: Edible fruit:put in beverage with water.
Edible heart:cook & then fry with eggs, etc.
M.J.Balick 1808	November 16, 1987
with R.Arvigo, G.Shropshire, A.Cue, M.Xix
plants collected under the joint sponsorship of the U.S.
National Cancer Institute, the US Agency for International
Development, the H. John Heinz III Fund of the Pittsburgh
Foundation, and the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Fund.
00085693