Bromelia pinguin

pinguin
	1821 illustration
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
	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 (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

^ John Lindley (1799-1865) - Collectanea botanica, or, Figures and botanical illustrations of rare and curious exotic plants by John Lindley, London, pl 1
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
^ "Piñuela, BROMELIA KARATAS". www.backyardnature.net.
^ Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Penguin" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.

Additional sources

An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica retrieved 3 November 2009
Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism retrieved 3 November 2009
Catalogue of Vascular Plants of Ecuador Retrieved 12 October 2009

External links

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Data related to Bromelia pinguin at Wikispecies

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[1] John Lindley (1799-1865) - Collectanea botanica, or, Figures and botanical illustrations of rare and curious exotic plants by John Lindley, London, pl 1

[f-2] "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".

[3] "Piñuela, BROMELIA KARATAS". www.backyardnature.net.

[cne-4] Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Penguin" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.

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