Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ananas comosus var. comosus [Bromeliaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
Infraspecies:: 4

Ananas comosus var. bracteatus (Lindl.) Coppens & F.Leal

Ananas comosus var. erectifolius (L.B.Sm.) Coppens & F.Leal

Ananas comosus var. microstachys (Mez) L.B.Sm.

Ananas comosus var. parguazensis (Camargo & L.B.Sm.) Coppens & F.Leal

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aaanas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aaannas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aainunnas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
abacaxi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
abacaxí-do-mato	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ainunnas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ananas	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
ananas taza	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ananasa hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ananash	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ananasu-hannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ananasuhannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anannas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anannasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ananá	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ananás	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ananás-selvagem	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
anarosh	Other	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015)
anasa-pandu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasapandu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anashap-pazham	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anashapazham	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anaship-pazham	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasie pullum	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anassappalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
annaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
annacippalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
annanas	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
annatalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
centalanceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
feng li	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gravatá	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kaita-chakka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaitachakka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kataiccittalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katucittalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kautukasanjaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nanas	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
natcattirakantaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nenas hijau	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pain de sucre	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
panantalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi-chakka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi-kayee	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangithalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paravati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pine-apple	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pineapple	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
piña	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
piña de américa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
piña tropical	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
puntalaimaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puntalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puntalampalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purappiriyai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
‫أناناس‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fruit		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 102 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1283 (1830).
Bromelia ananas L. Sp. Pl.: 285 (1753).
Ananas acostae C.Commelijn ex Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 7 (1799), pro syn.
Ananas ananas (L.) H.Karst. ex Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 964 (1895), not validly publ.
Ananas argentata J.C.Wendl. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1285 (1830), not validly publ.
Ananas aurata J.C.Wendl. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1285 (1830), not validly publ.
Ananas bracamorensis (Linden) Van Geert Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 76: 2 (1878).
Ananas bracteatus var. hondurensis Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag., ser. 2, 4: 258 (1919).
Ananas bracteatus var. paraguariensis Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag., ser. 2, 4: 259 (1919).
Ananas coccineus Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1285 (1830), not validly publ.
Ananas comosus f. lucidus (Aiton) Mez in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 103 (1935).
Ananas comosus f. sativus (Schult. & Schult.f.) Mez in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 32: 102 (1934).
Ananas comosus var. variegatus (Nois.) Moldenke Cult. Pl.: 38 (1938).
Ananas cubensis M.Gómez Dicc. Bot. Nom. Vulg. Cub. Puerto-Riquenos: 90 (1889).
Ananas debilis Lindl. ex Schult. & Schult.f in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1287 (1830).
Ananas glaber Mill. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 83 (1840), pro syn.
Ananas var. glaber Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 3 (1768), not validly publ.
Ananas var. lucidus Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 4 (1768), not validly publ.
Ananas lucidus (Aiton) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1286 (1830).
Ananas lyman-smithii Camargo Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 14: 281 (1956), nom. nud.
Ananas maxima Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1284 (1830), not validly publ.
Ananas monstrosus (Carrière) L.B.Sm. Phytologia 8: 12 (1961).
Ananas mordilona Linden Cat. Pl. Exot. 23: 2 (1869).
Ananas ovatus Mill. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 83 (1840), pro syn.
Ananas var. ovatus Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768), not validly publ.
Ananas penangensis Baker Handb. Bromel.: 23 (1889), not validly publ.
Ananas porteanus Veitch ex K.Koch Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 14: 130 (1871).
Ananas prolifer Baker Handb. Bromel.: 23 (1889), pro syn.
Ananas pyramidalis Mill. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 83 (1840), pro syn.
Ananas var. pyramidalis Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768), not validly publ.
Ananas sativus var. duckei Camargo Revista Agric. (Piracicaba) 14(7-8): 13 (1939), no Latin descr.
Ananas sativus var. hispanorum Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag., ser. 2, 4: 273 (1919).
Ananas sativus var. lucidus (Aiton) Baker Handb. Bromel.: 23 (1889).
Ananas sativus f. mordilona (Linden) Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag., ser. 2, 4: 271 (1919).
Ananas sativus var. muricatus Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 293 (1892).
Ananas sativus var. pyramidalis Bertoni Agronomía (Puerto Bertoni) 5(7): 257 (1913).
Ananas sativus f. typicus Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag., ser. 2, 4: 271 (1919), not validly publ.
Ananas sativus variegatus (Nois.) William Scott Florist's Manual: 17 (1899).
Ananas sativus var. variegatus (Nois.) Anon. Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 43: 257 (1908).
Ananas sativus var. viridis (Aiton) Bertoni Anales Ci. Parag., ser. 2, 4: 272 (1919).
Ananas semiserratus (Willd.) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1286 (1830).
Ananas serotinus Mill. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 83 (1840), pro syn.
Ananas var. serotinus Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 5 (1768), not validly publ.
Ananas viridis Mill. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 83 (1840), pro syn.
Ananas var. viridis Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 6 (1768), not validly publ.
Ananassa ananas (L.) H.Karst. Ill. Repert. Pharm.-Med. Bot.: 466 (1886).
Ananassa bracamorensis Linden Cat. Gén. 98: 3 (1878).
Ananassa debilis Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068 (1827), nom. nud.
Ananassa lucida (Aiton) Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1068 (1827).
Ananassa monstrosa Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 288 (1870).
Ananassa porteana (Veitch ex K.Koch) Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 49: 140 (1878).
Ananassa sativa (Schult. & Schult.f.) Lindl. ex Beer Fam. Bromel.: 219 (1856), nom. superfl.
Ananassa sativa var. antiqua Alef. Landw. Fl.: 292 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. bicolor Alef. Landw. Fl.: 294 (1866), nom. superfl.
Ananassa sativa var. dura Alef. Landw. Fl.: 292 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. gigantea (Nois.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 293 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. globosus Alef. Landw. Fl.: 293 (1866), nom. superfl.
Ananassa sativa var. jodocarpa Alef. Landw. Fl.: 291 (1866), nom. superfl.
Ananassa sativa var. lucidus (Aiton) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 292 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. macrocarpa Alef. Landw. Fl.: 293 (1866), nom. superfl.
Ananassa sativa var. milleri Alef. Landw. Fl.: 294 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. nigra (Nois.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 292 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. providentiae Alef. Landw. Fl.: 293 (1866), nom. superfl.
Ananassa sativa var. pyramidalis (Aiton) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 293 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. rubrifolia Alef. Landw. Fl.: 292 (1866), nom. superfl.
Ananassa sativa var. rubrolineata Alef. Landw. Fl.: 294 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. semiserrata (Willd.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 293 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. testacea Alef. Landw. Fl.: 292 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. variegata (Nois.) E.J.Lowe & W.Howard Beaut. Leaved Pl.: 43 (1860).
Ananassa sativa variegata (Nois.) André Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 90 (1866).
Ananassa sativa var. viridis (Nois.) Alef. Landw. Fl.: 292 (1866).
Ananassa semiserrata (Willd.) D.Dietr. Syn. Plant. 2: 1088 (1840).
Bromelia ananas var. alba Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 289 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. flava Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 289 (1825), nom. nud.
Bromelia ananas var. gigantea Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 288 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. inermis Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 343 (1805), nom. superfl.
Bromelia ananas var. lucida Aiton Hort. Kew. 1: 400 (1789).
Bromelia ananas var. macrocarpa-violacea Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 288 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. nigra Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 289 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. nova-macrocarpa Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 288 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. prolifera F.Cuvier Dict. Sci. Nat. 2: 97 (1804).
Bromelia ananas var. providentialis Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 288 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. pyramidalis Aiton Hort. Kew. 1: 400 (1789).
Bromelia ananas subvar. pyramidalis-variegata Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 289 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. rotunda Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 289 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. rubra Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 287 (1825).
Bromelia ananas subvar. variegata Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 289 (1825).
Bromelia ananas var. viridis Aiton Hort. Kew. 1: 400 (1789).
Bromelia ananas var. vix-spinosa Nois. Man. Compl. Jard. 2: 289 (1825).
Bromelia communis Poir. in J.B.A.P.M.de Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 2: 371 (1819).
Bromelia edulis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 247 (1796), nom. superfl.
Bromelia glabra Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1286 (1830), pro syn.
Bromelia inermis Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 226 (1840), not validly publ.
Bromelia lucida (Aiton) Willd. Enum. Pl.: 345 (1809).
Bromelia mai-pouri Perr. Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 103 (1825).
Bromelia pigna Perr. Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 103 (1825).
Bromelia rubra Descourt. Fl. Méd. Antilles 5: 141 (1827).
Bromelia semiserrata Willd. Enum. Pl.: 345 (1809).
Bromelia subspinosa J.C.Wendl. ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1286 (1830), pro syn.
Bromelia violacea Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1285 (1830).
Bromelia viridis Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1285 (1830), not validly publ.
Distiacanthus communis (Poir.) Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes: 84 (1897).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. comosus	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Ananas comosus var. comosus	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
Ananas sativa	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ananas sativus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult. F.	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult. f.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Ananas sativus Schult. & Schult.f.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Ananas sativus Schult.f.	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Ananas sativus Schultes	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ananas sativus, Schultes	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Bromelia ananas L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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