Transcript Bromeliaceae

Taxonomy
Eukaryota (Domain)
Viridiplantae (Kingdom)
Streptophyta (Phylum)
Embryophyta (No Rank)
Tracheophyta (No Rank)
Spermatophyta (No Rank)
Magnoliophyta (No Rank)
Liliopsida (Class)
Poales (Order)
Bromeliaceae (Family)
Economic Uses
In addition to pineapple (Ananas comosus), the
family provides ‘vegetable hair’ used for
upholstery (Tillandsia), cordage and fabric
fibers (Neoglaziovia, Aechmea), and many
horticultural ornamentals.
A Pineapple: Ananas comosus
Includes approximately
45 genera and 2,000 species
Identification
Leaves:
Alternate, parallel-veined, usually stiffly lorate or strap-shaped, and
troughlike, with a sheathing base and commonly with spiny margins.
Flowers:
Usually bisexual and actinomorphic but unisexual and weakly
zygomorphic forms are known.
Fruits:
Usually a berry or capsule.
Puya raimondi
Tillandsia usneoides
Manuel Hazim
Botany – P. 3
Mr. Reynolds
August 31, 2010