Ananas comosus Pineapple

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ananas comosus
Scientific Name and Description
Ananas comosus (L.) MERR.
Herb Family

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
A. ananas (L.) Voss
A. duckei hort.
A. sativus Schult. & Schult. f.
A. sativus var. duckei Camargo
Bromelia ananas L.
B. comosa L.
Ananas acostae C. Commelijn
Ananas ananas (L.) H.Karst. ex Voss nom. inval.
Ananas argentata J.C.Wendl. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Ananas aurata J.C.Wendl. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Ananas bracteatus Baker
Ananas coccineus Descourt.
Ananas debilis Schult. & Schult.f.
Ananas lyman-smithii Camargo nom. inval.
Ananas maxima Schult. & Schult.f.
Ananas monstrosus (Carrière) L.B.Sm.
Ananas ovatus Mill.
Ananas pancheanus André
Ananas penangensis Baker
Ananas porteanus Veitch ex K.Koch
Ananas pyramidalis Mill.
Ananas sativa Lindl.
Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult.f.
Ananas serotinus Mill.
Ananas viridis Mill.
Ananassa ananas (L.) H.Karst.
Ananassa debilis Lindl.
Ananassa monstrosa Carrière
Ananassa porteana (Veitch ex K.Koch) Carrière
Ananassa sativa (Schult. & Schult.f.) Lindl. ex Beer
Bromelia ananas L.
Bromelia ananas Willd.
Bromelia communis Lam.
Bromelia comosa L.
Bromelia edulis Salisb. nom. illeg.
Bromelia mai-pouri Perrier
Bromelia pigna Perrier
Bromelia rubra Schult. & Schult.f.
Bromelia violacea Schult. & Schult.f.
Bromelia viridis (Mill.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Distiacanthus communis (Lam.) Rojas Acosta

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English Pineapple, crowa
Hindi aaanas, aaannas, ananas, anannas
Kannada Ananna, anaanus, anaasu, ananaas gida, ananaas hannu, ananas gida, ananasa hannu, ananasu-hannu, ananasuhannu, ananus hannu, anasu, parangi-kayee
Malayalam ananas, annanas, kaita-chakka, kaitaccakka, kaitachakka, kapa-tsjakka, kappaccakka, parangi-chakka
Marathi ananas
Sanskrit ama, anamnasam, ananna, anannasa, anarasam, bahunetra, bahunetraphalam, kautukasanjaka, koutukasanjnaka, paravati
Tamil anaci, anashap-pazham, anashapazham, anaship-pazham, anashippazham, anasie pullum, anassappalam, annaci, annacippalam, annasi pazham, annasippalam, annatalai, centalanceti, kataiccittalai, katucittalai, natcattirakantaki, panantalai, parangithalai, parankittalai, poonthazham pazham, puntalaimaram, puntalam, puntalampalam, purappiriyai
Telugu Ananasaputran, ananas poondu, ananash, anasa-pandu, anasapandu, anasapoondu
Urdu ananas taza, anannas
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Fruits
References

Literature

Literature
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

Citations

Herb citations

Pineapple. (2024, July 15). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple