Bromelia pinguin

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Bromelia pinguin
Bromelia pinguin (as Bromelia fastuosa) - Collectanea botanica - Lindley pl. 1 (1821).jpg
1821 illustration [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
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 fastuosaLindl.
  • Bromelia sepiariaSchult. & Schult.f.
  • Agallostachys fastuosa(Lindl.) Beer
  • Bromelia igneaBeer

Bromelia pinguin is a plant 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 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 Nicaragua and El Salvador it is used to make gruel. [3] [4]

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Bromelia pinguin (Pinuela) in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua. Pinuela1.jpg
Bromelia pinguin (Piñuela) in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua.
Bromelia pinguin flower in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua Pinuela2.jpg
Bromelia pinguin flower in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua

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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. ↑ "Piñuela, BROMELIA KARATAS". www.backyardnature.net.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Penguin"  . Collier's New Encyclopedia . New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.

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