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Taxon:  Ananas macrodontes E. Morren



Summary
Genus:
Ananas
Family:
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily:
Bromelioideae
Nomen number:
3077
Place of publication:
Belgique Hort. 28:140, t. 4-5. 1878
Verified:
06/15/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pseudananas macrodontes (E. Morren) Harms

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ananas microcephalus (Baker) Bertoni
Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult. f. f. microcephalus Baker
Pseudananas sagenarius auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Chan, Y. K. et al. 2003. Breeding and variety improvement. The pineapple: botany, production and uses. 2003 41.
  2. Chan, Y. K. et al. 2003. Breeding and variety improvement. The pineapple: botany, production and uses. 2003 41.
  3. Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. & F. Leal. 2003. Morphology, anatomy and taxonomy. The pineapple: botany, production and uses. 2003 24.
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  5. Rauh, W. 1981. Bromelien. 362.
  6. Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):2048.
  7. St. John, H. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands. 1973
Common names
French
faux-ananas –
German
Scheinananas –
Portuguese (Brazil)
gravatá-de-cerca-brava –
gravatá-de-rede –
nana-caçaba –
Spanish (Paraguay)
yvira –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspirito Santo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoias 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParana 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSergipe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSanta Fe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Paraguay 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCaaguazu 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCanendiyu 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCentral 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayCordillera 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayGuaira 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayParaguari 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Espirito Santo, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Parana, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo, Sergipe, Federal District]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe], Paraguay [Alto Paraguay, Caaguazu, Canendiyu, Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari], Uruguay
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Materialsfiber Leal, F. et al. 1998. Taxonomy of the genera Ananas and Pseudananas—an historical review. Selbyana 19:228.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3077. Accessed 7 June 2026.


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