Bromelia pinguin

Bromelia pinguin
1821 illustration [1]
Scientific classification
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]}

Bromelia pinguin (Piñuela) in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua.

Bromelia pinguin flower in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua

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. "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.

Additional sources

• Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN   0361-185X. JSTOR   41759911.
• Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN   2689-0682. JSTOR   41760147.
• Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1): 132–149. ISSN   2689-0682. JSTOR   41759858.
• Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN   978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.

External links

• Media related to Bromelia pinguin at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Bromelia pinguin at Wikispecies