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Ananas comosus
Pineapple is the common name for this tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae.
Mérida, Venezuela
Pineapples are the only edible plant in the showy bromeliad family.
Spotted on Jan 28, 2010
Submitted on Dec 2, 2011
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