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  Ananas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The genus Ananas belongs to the Bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae).
This genus originated in South America and was brought to the Caribbean Islands by the Carib Indians.
The word Ananas is derived from the Guarani name for the pineapple.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ananas   (213 words)

  
 Bromeliads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Plants of this genus are commonly referred to as "earth stars" because their leaves grow low and parallel to the ground in a star-like arrangement.
With nearly 400 species this genus is the largest, most diverse and widely distributed genus in the bromeliad family.
With more than 200 species this genus is the second largest but most hybridized and cultivated genus in the bromeliad family.
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 Pineapple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant and fruit (berry), native to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay.
In the binomial "ananas comosus", ananas comes the original (Peruvian) word for pineapple nanas, as recorded by André Thevenet in 1555 and comosus means "tufted" and refers to the stem of the fruit.
The fruitlets of a pineapple are arranged in two interlocking spirals, eight spirals in one direction, thirteen in the other; each being a Fibonacci number.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ananas_comosus   (1251 words)

  
 Ananas, ananas- WordWeb dictionary definition
Large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
Type of: edible fruit, liliopsid genus, monocot genus
Part of: Ananas comosus, Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, pineapple, pineapple family, pineapple plant
www.wordwebonline.com /en/ANANAS   (58 words)

  
 species - Definitions from Dictionary.com
the major subdivision of a genus or subgenus, regarded as the basic category of biological classification, composed of related individuals that resemble one another, are able to breed among themselves, but are not able to breed with members of another species.
A fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus and consisting of related organisms capable of interbreeding.
A class of individuals or objects grouped by virtue of their common attributes and assigned a common name; a division subordinate to a genus.
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 ananas - OneLook Dictionary Search
Ananas (f), Ananas, ananas, ananas (de), ananas (m) : AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
noun: a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
Words similar to ananas: pineapple, genus ananas, pineapples, more...
www.onelook.com /?loc=pub&w=ananas   (200 words)

  
 Bromeliad Info - Genera Etymology
The derivation of the names of the genera in the bromeliad family can be interesting and sometimes provide additional insight into the genus.
The source of the name is usually stated by the the author in the original publication describing the genus.
Pseudananas — From the Greek “pseudos” (false) and the genus Ananas
www.bsi.org /brom_info/genera.html   (808 words)

  
 ananas - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online
Ananas, genus Ananas - a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
is a kind of monocot genus, liliopsid genus
pineapple, ananas - large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
www.wordnet-online.com /ananas.shtml   (103 words)

  
 Pantoea Gavini et al
In the List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
MERGAERT (J.), VERDONCK (L.) and KERSTERS (K.): Transfer of Erwinia ananas (synonym, Erwinia uredovora) and Erwinia stewartii to the genus Pantoea emend.
The original spelling of the specific epithet, ananas (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De’ Clari 1997.
www.bacterio.cict.fr /p/pantoea.html   (909 words)

  
 Wild Ananas, Curagua (Ananas lucidus)
Ananas lucidus in the New York Botanical Garden greenhouse
The genus name 'Ananas' comes from the langage of indigenous people of Brazil.
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www.desert-tropicals.com /Plants/Bromeliaceae/Ananas_lucidus.html   (185 words)

  
 Erwinia Winslow et al
"Bacillus ananas" Serrano 1928, "Bacterium ananas" (Serrano 1928) Burgvits 1935, "Pectobacterium ananas" (Serrano 1928) Patel and Kulkarni 1951, "Erwinia herbicola var.
So, Erwinia carotovora is to be considered as an authentic species of the genus ¤ Pectobacterium.
DYE (D.W.): A taxonomic study of the genus Erwinia.
www.bacterio.cict.fr /e/erwinia.html   (4587 words)

  
 RFLP STUDY ON RDNA VARIABILITY IN ANANAS GENUS
RFLP STUDY ON RDNA VARIABILITY IN ANANAS GENUS
The hybridization probe was pTA71, a fragment of rDNA isolated from wheat.
Six groups could be identified, highlighting genus Ananas as being very homogeneous based on rDNA analysis.
www.actahort.org /books/425/425_16.htm   (149 words)

  
 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Pink Pineapple, Dwarf Pineapple Ananas nanus
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Pink Pineapple, Dwarf Pineapple Ananas nanus
This plant was recently reclassified as Ananas comosus var.
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davesgarden.com /pf/go/59516   (619 words)

  
 GENETIC VARIABILITY IN THE GENUS ANANAS
In order to study genetic variability in the genus Ananas, 27 quantitative and 18 qualitative variables were collected on 89 clones of the main cultivated groups and the wild species A.
The results show a first partition between A.
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www.actahort.org /books/334/334_2.htm   (127 words)

  
 Hexapedia - Ananas (genus) (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It was brought to the Caribbean Islands by the Carib Indians.
The sepals become fleshy and juicy and develop into the well-known complex form of the pseudocarp fruit, crowned by a roset of leaves.
The word 'Ananas' is derived from the Guarani Indian name for the pineapple.
www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Ananas_(genus)   (196 words)

  
 Ananas comosus : pineapple
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