Pseudananas sagenarius (Arruda) Camargo

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Andres Ibanez Prov.

• Locality

  W side of Rio Castedo, 5 km (by air) SW of La Belgica.

• Elevation

  Alt. 375 m. (1230 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.58, -63.2583

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Bromel
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Ananas ananassoides (Baker) L. B. Sm.
det. M. Nee, 1990
"pinita" Patch on ground. Inflorescence
erect, red-orange. Common name derives from
the fruiting inflorescence which resembles a
small "pina" [pinapple], which is very acid
and used for preparing a drink with sugar; the
fruit eaten raw is a strong vermifuge.
Coll.: M. Nee & G. Coimbra S.
Date: 26 Aug. 1987
35794
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Andres Ibanez,
W side of Rio Castedo, 5 km. (by air)
SW of La Belgica.
17°35fS, 63°15T30"W alt. 375 m.
Grassy savanna, rolling topography, reddish
fine sandy soil, with scattered gnarled trees
with thick bark, Curatella americana, Cybistax
antisyphilitica, Simarouba amara, Jacaranda
cuspidifolia.
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