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Bromelia pinguin
Bromelia pinguin (as Bromelia fastuosa) - Collectanea botanica - Lindley pl. 1 (1821).jpg
1821 illustration
Scientific classification
Genus:
Bromelia
Species:
pinguin
Synonyms
  • Karatas pinguin (L.) Mill.
  • Ananas pinguin (L.) Gaertn.
  • Agallostachys pinguin (L.) Beer
  • Bromelia fastuosa Lindl.
  • Bromelia sepiaria Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Agallostachys fastuosa (Lindl.) Beer
  • Bromelia ignea Beer

Bromelia pinguin is a plant species in the genus Bromelia. This species is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and northern South America. It is also reportedly naturalized in Florida. It is very common in Jamaica, where it is planted as a fence around pasture lands, on account of its prickly leaves. 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.

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Bromelia pinguin (Piñuela) in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua.
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Bromelia pinguin flower in El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua

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