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Pineapple

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The pineapple is a tropical plant of the family Bromeliaceae, grown for its edible fruit and considered the most economically significant plant in that family. Its scientific name is Ananas comosus. The species originated in South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries, and it typically propagates from an offset at the top of the fruit or from a side shoot, maturing within about a year. What looks like a single pineapple fruit is actually a multiple fruit formed when its individual flowers fuse together. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Scientific Name
Ananas comosus 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bromeliaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Pineapple
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1. Pineapple (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The pineapple is native to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 355592
    The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
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2. Wikipedia: Pineapple
WikipediaWikidata Q1493 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Pineapple
Child Taxon Of: Bromeliaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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