10 seeds of Pineapple – ANANAS COMOSUS

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations. Further, it is the third most important tropical fruit in world production. In the 20th century,Hawaii was a dominant producer of pineapples, especially for the US; however, by 2016, Costa Rica, Brazil, and Philippines accounted for nearly one-third of the world’s production of pineapples. Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple. The plant is normally propagated from the offset produced at the top of the fruit, or from a side shoot, and typically mature within a year.

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries
The introduction of the pineapple to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury
Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations
Further, it is the third most important tropical fruit in world production