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Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

This species name was first published in Interpr. Herb. Amboin. : 133 (1917)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000339432.

Synonyms of Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Ananas bracteatus Baker Handb. Bromel. 23. 1889 [Aug-Oct 1889] wfo-0000339421
Ananas coccineus Descourt. Fl. Méd. Antilles 5: 141 1827 wfo-0000339431
Ananas sativus var. variegatus Lowe wfo-0000339496
Ananassa sativa Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: sub t. 1068 (1827). wfo-0000339514
Bromelia comosa L. Herb. Amb. : 21 (1754) wfo-0000341835
Bromelia rubra hort. ex Schult.f. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7(2): 1285. 1830 [Oct-Dec 1830] wfo-0000341937
Ananas sativa Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068 1827 wfo-0001218799
Ananas acostae C.Commelijn Hort 1: 109 t. 57 1737 wfo-0001236374

Varieties in comosus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} varieties ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link