Bromelia pinguin
| Bromelia pinguin | |
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| 1821 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Bromelia |
| Species: | B. pinguin |
| Binomial name | |
| Bromelia pinguin | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bromelia pinguin, also called ananas or anana,[3] is a plant species in the genus Bromelia. This species is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and northern South America.[2] It is also reportedly naturalized in Florida.[2] It is very common in Jamaica, where it is planted as a fence around pasturelands on account of its prickly leaves, and has historically been used as an herbal abortifacient[4]. The plant can be stripped of its pulp, soaked in water, and beaten with a wooden mallet, and it yields a fiber whence thread is made. In Nicaragua and El Salvador it is used to make gruel.[5][6]
History
[edit]Bromelia pinguin is mentioned in the diaries of Thomas Thistlewood, an 18th‑century slave-owner and plantation owner living in Jamaica. Thistlewood notes his use of Bromelia pinguin as a natural fence. Additionally, there is evidence that enslaved women on Thistlewood's plantations used Bromelia pinguin as an herbal abortifacient to terminate pregnancies caused by Thistlewood's sexual assaults.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ John Lindley (1799-1865) - Collectanea botanica, or, Figures and botanical illustrations of rare and curious exotic plants by John Lindley, London, pl 1
- 1 2 3 "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
- ↑ "ananas". Collins English Dictionary.
- ↑ Schiebinger, L. (2007). Plants and Empire: Colonial Bioprospecting in the Atlantic World. Harvard University Press.
- ↑ "Piñuela, BROMELIA KARATAS". www.backyardnature.net.
- ↑ Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9bOqor8Fy4&t=2510s
Additional sources
[edit]- Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the Bromeliaceae of Costa Rica". Selbyana. 16 (2): 230–234. ISSN 0361-185X. JSTOR 41759911.
- Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
- Holst, Bruce K. (1 February 1994). "Checklist of Venezuelan Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution by State and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 15 (1): 132–149. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41759858.
- Luther, H.E. (1999). "Bromeliaceae". In Jørgensen, P.M.; León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador = Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Ecuador (PDF). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 337–361. ISBN 978-0915279609. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2006.
External links
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