Bromelia pinguin

pinguin
1821 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Bromelia
Species: B. pinguin
Binomial name
Bromelia pinguin
L.
Synonyms[2]
  • Karatas pinguin (L.) Mill.
  • Ananas pinguin (L.) Gaertn.
  • Agallostachys pinguin (L.) Beer
  • Bromelia fastuosa Lindl.
  • Bromelia sepiaria Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Agallostachys fastuosa (Lindl.) Beer
  • Bromelia ignea Beer
Bromelia pinguin fruit, known as piñuela

Bromelia pinguin (or penguin) is a species in the genus Bromelia. This species is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and northern South America.[2] It is also reportedly naturalized in Florida.[2] It is very common in Jamaica, where it is planted as a fence around pasture lands, on account of its prickly leaves. The fruit, known as piñuela, is dug out, protective "hair" removed, peeled like a banana, and eaten. They are slightly tart with a crunch from the seeds. The plant can be stripped of its pulp, soaked in water, and beaten with a wooden mallet, and it yields a fiber whence thread is made. In countries like El Salvador, it is used to make gruel.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ John Lindley (1799-1865) - Collectanea botanica, or, Figures and botanical illustrations of rare and curious exotic plants by John Lindley, London, pl 1
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ http://www.backyardnature.net/chiapas/pinuela.htm
  4. ↑  Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Penguin". Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company.

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