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'''''Bromelia pinguin''''' is a [[species (biology)|species]] in the [[genus (biology)|genus]] ''[[Bromelia]]''. This species is [[Native plant|native]] to [[Central America]], [[Mexico]], the [[West Indies]] and northern [[South America]].<ref name=f>{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=222136|title=Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families|publisher=}}</ref> It is also reportedly naturalized in [[Florida]].<ref name=f/> It is very common in [[Jamaica]], where it is planted as a fence around pasture lands, on account of its prickly leaves. The fruit, known as '''piñuela''', is dug out, protective "hair" removed, peeled like a banana, and eaten. They are slightly tart with a crunch from the seeds. 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 countries like El Salvador, it is used to make gruel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backyardnature.net/chiapas/pinuela.htm|title=Piñuela, BROMELIA KARATAS|website=www.backyardnature.net}}</ref><ref name=cne>{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Penguin}}</ref>
'''''Bromelia pinguin''''' is a [[species (biology)|species]] in the [[genus (biology)|genus]] ''[[Bromelia]]''. This species is [[Native plant|native]] to [[Central America]], [[Mexico]], the [[West Indies]] and northern [[South America]].<ref name=f>{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=222136|title=Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families|publisher=}}</ref> It is also reportedly naturalized in [[Florida]].<ref name=f/> It is very common in [[Jamaica]], where it is planted as a fence around pasture lands, on account of its prickly leaves. The fruit, known as '''piñuela''', is dug out, protective "hair" removed, peeled like a banana, and eaten. They are slightly tart with a crunch from the seeds. 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 countries like El Salvador, it is used to make gruel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backyardnature.net/chiapas/pinuela.htm|title=Piñuela, BROMELIA KARATAS|website=www.backyardnature.net}}</ref><ref name=cne>{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Penguin}}</ref>

[[File:Piñuela1.jpg|thumb|Bromelia pinguin (Piñuela) en El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua.]]
[[File:Piñuela2.jpg|thumb|Flor de Bromelia pinguin en El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua]]


==References==
==References==

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pinguin
1821 illustration[1]
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B. pinguin
Binomial name
Bromelia pinguin
Synonyms[2]
  • 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 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 pasture lands, on account of its prickly leaves. The fruit, known as piñuela, is dug out, protective "hair" removed, peeled like a banana, and eaten. They are slightly tart with a crunch from the seeds. 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 countries like El Salvador, it is used to make gruel.[3][4]

Bromelia pinguin (Piñuela) en El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua.
Flor de Bromelia pinguin en El Crucero, Managua, Nicaragua

References

  1. ^ John Lindley (1799-1865) - Collectanea botanica, or, Figures and botanical illustrations of rare and curious exotic plants by John Lindley, London, pl 1
  2. ^ a b c "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
  3. ^ "Piñuela, BROMELIA KARATAS". www.backyardnature.net.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Penguin" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.

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