Ananas facts for kids
This page is about the plant genus. For the municipality in Tocantins state Brazil, see Ananás, Tocantins. For other uses, see Anana.
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| Pineapple (Ananas comosus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
| Genus: | Ananas Mill. |
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Ananas is a plant genus in the family Bromeliaceae. It is native to South America. The genus contains Ananas comosus, the pineapple.
Species
The genus Ananas includes only two species:
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Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. | Pineapple | East of the Andes, from northern South America to northern Argentina. |
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Ananas macrodontes E.Morren | False Pineapple | Coastal Brazil and basins of Parana and Paraguay rivers to northern Argentina. |
Gallery
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Pineapple plantation
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Ananas comosus, habitat, Suriname
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A pineapple in a garden in Martinique (Caribbean Sea)
See also
In Spanish: Ananas para niños
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