Taxon:  Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. bracteatus (Lindl.) Coppens & F. Leal



Summary
Genus:
Ananas
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Bromelioideae
Nomen number:
463334
Place of publication:
D. P. Bartholomew et al., Pineapple: bot., prod. uses 28.  2003
Verified:
06/15/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Nordic Baltic Genebanks. 
Other conspecific taxa
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. (0 active accession[s])
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. comosus (0 active accession[s])
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. erectifolius (L. B. Sm.) Coppens & F. Leal (0 active accession[s])
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. microstachys (Mez) L. B. Sm. (0 active accession[s])
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. parguazensis (Camargo & L. B. Sm.) Coppens & F. Leal (0 active accession[s])
Reference(s)
  1. Chan, Y. K. et al. 2003. Breeding and variety improvement. The pineapple: botany, production and uses 33-55. Note: CABI Publishing.
  2. Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. The pineapple: botany, production and uses 13-32. Note: CABI Publishing.
  3. Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & R. Govaerts. 2015. Synonymies in Ananas (Bromeliaceae). Phytotaxa 239:273-279.
  4. Souza Hilo de, E. et al. 2012. Genetic variation of the Ananas genus with ornamental potential. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 59:1357-1376.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English red pineapple as A. bracteatus 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English wild pineapple as A. bracteatus 1 Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
German rote Ananas 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Portuguese (Brazil) ananas-de-cerca 2 Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. The pineapple: botany, production and uses 13-32. Note: CABI Publishing.
Portuguese (Brazil) ananas-do-mato 2 Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. The pineapple: botany, production and uses 13-32. Note: CABI Publishing.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    also cult. elsewhere
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina n.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspírito Santo 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Paraná 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCaaguazú 
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay
Naturalized
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes, Misiones], Paraguay [Alto Paraná, Caaguazú]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalboundary/barrier/supportas a living hedgeCoppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. The pineapple: botany, production and uses 13-32. Note: CABI Publishing.
Environmentalornamentalas Ananas bracteatusWalters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamentalas Ananas bracteatusHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodbeverage basefor fruit juiceCoppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. The pineapple: botany, production and uses 13-32. Note: CABI Publishing.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://nordic-baltic-genebanks.org/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=463334. Accessed 10 June 2025.