Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

  • Filed As

    Bromeliaceae
    Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 1807 with Alonso Ortiz, Hipolito Cantincuz & Alfonso Cantincuz, 29 Jan 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in community clearings and near houses. Primary rain forest.

  • Description

    Herb, acaulescent; leaves to 1.75m, succulent.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05014037

    Occurrence ID: fc02fd7c-8c04-45e2-aef2-59f6c0e40cd8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Community of Mataje

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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lie New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC' BOTANY,
Awci Ethnobotany Project
Anänas cornosus (L.) Hers.
BROMELIACEAE
NFW YORK BOTANICA GAROEN
06014037
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awj Reserve. Community of
Mataje. 01°15'N, 78°40'W.	200m.	Primary rain forest.
Cultivated in community clearings and near houses.
Herb, acaulescent; leaves to 1.75m. succulent.
BOTANICAL
n.v.: Chi (1) ya [Awápit] (informant H. Cantincuz).
USE: Comestible {fruit}.
Hans T. Beck 1807
with Alonso Ortiz, Hipolito Cantincuz
Cantincuz
January 29. 1993
. Alfonso
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute, in collaboration with
the Federación Centros Awá and Unidad Técnica Ecuatoriana para el Plan Awá
05014037