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The pineapple [2] [3] (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. [4]The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries.
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a species in the bromeliad family native to tropical America, thought to have long been cultivated by the indigenous Tupi and Guaraní people [1] in the area of what is now known as Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela, with the plant cultivated and distributed from South America to Central America and the Caribbean islands long before the arrival of Europeans.
Pineapple – indigenous people residing in what is now Brazil and the Paraná River valley of Paraguay were the first to cultivate the pineapple. From there, pineapple cultivation spread to Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Indigenous Americans used the pineapple as a source of food.
The first groups to leave the Guiana Shield were the subfamily Tillandsioideae, which spread gradually into northern South America, and the genus Hechtia (Hechtioideae), which spread to Central America via long-distance dispersal. Both of these movements occurred approximately 15.4 million years ago.
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
Pineapple: East of the Andes, from northern South America to northern Argentina. [2] Ananas macrodontes E.Morren: False Pineapple: Coastal Brazil and basins of Parana and Paraguay rivers to northern Argentina. [2]
Some come with cabbage or pineapple slaw, others with a drizzle of teriyaki or a side of mac salad. ... The sandwich first appeared in Cleveland in the mid-20th century, influenced by the area’s ...
Fruits originating in South America: native plant species that bear fruit edible to humans. Also includes cultivated hybrids and cultivars originally from South America. Subcategories