Bromeliaceae
Ananas
Ananas comosus

Ananas comosus var. microstachys (Mez) L.B.Sm.

First published in Contr. Gray Herb. 104: 72 (1934)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Costa Rica to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Suriname

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Ananas ananassoides.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wendt, T., do Santos Coser, T., Fernandes, H.B. & Martinelli, G. (2010). Bromaliaceae do município de Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo: lista de espécies, distribuição, Conservação e comentérios taxonômicos. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão 27: 21-53.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Piva, J.H.; Bessa, M.A. [1032] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000578493 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1801] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000578492 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Vieira, I.; Piva, J.H. [444] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000578491 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Granville, J.J.; Crozier, F.; Sarthaou, C. [15081] France Ananas ananassoides K000731682 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Prance, G.T.; Campbell, D.G.; Daly, D.C.; Maciel, U.; da Silva, M.G.; Bahia, R.P.; dos Santos, M.R. [p26487] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731687 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Hind, D.J.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.; Simao, R.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D. [24820] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731689 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, W.; Pirani, J.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4421] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731699 Yes
Apr 1, 1984 Krapovickas, A. [29916] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731692 Yes
Apr 1, 1984 Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Arbo, M.M. [33739] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731691 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Campbell, D.G.; Ongley, J.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Montero, O.P.; Nelson, B.W. [P22478] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731697 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R.; Fermeria, A. [10411] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731686 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [34077] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731693 Yes
Mar 1, 1965 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [5553] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731685 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1625] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731695 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; da Fonseca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R.; Ramos, J. [27500] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731696 Yes
Eiten, G.; Mimura, I. [5728] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731703 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.L.; Hind, D.J.; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.; Simao, R.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D. [24820] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731690 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Rocha, M.P.; Castro, R.A. [4418] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731694 Yes
Thomas, W.; Pirani, J.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4421] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731698 Yes
Eiten, G.; Mimura, I. [5728] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731704 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Filho, J.F; dos Santos, J.B.; de Oliveira, N.R.; Pais, N.O. [R6933] Brazil Ananas ananassoides K000731688 Yes
Brazil Ananas nanus K000731696 No
Brazil Ananas nanus K000731696 No

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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