Photo credits: David Amaya, Ella Baron, Pascual Garcia, Elizabeth Mallory, Marvin Paredes and Sayuri Tzul
B C D
Pg.1
A: natural habit B: flowering stage C: fruiting stage D: ripe fruit
A
Aechmea magdalenae Common names:
English: wild pineapple, silk grass
Spanish: piñuela, pita, pita floja
Maya: ixtle, istle, chi wek
Leaf tip
Flower Fruit
size is up to 4 cm (1.5 inches) long.
Leaf back and edges
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B C D
A: natural habit B: flowering stage C: fruiting stage D: ripe fruit
Pg.2
A
Bromelia pinguin
Leaf tip
Common names:
English: pinguin, wild pineapple
Creole: ping wing
Spanish: maya, piñuela, pita puerco, piña corredora, piña de ratón
Maya: ch'om, ch'am, ix tot, tz'albay, ik’eh, chac chom
Flower Fruit
size is up to 5cm (2 inches)
long.
Leaf back and edges
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Photo credits: David Amaya, Ella Baron, Pascual Garcia, Elizabeth Mallory, Marvin Paredes and Sayuri Tzul
C B D
Pg.3
A: natural habit B: flowering stage C: fruiting stage D: ripe fruit
A
Leaf back and edges
Leaf tip
Bromelia karatas Common names:
Spanish: piñuela, piña de cuervo, maya de ratón, maya piñon, piñuela de cajeta
Flower Fruit
size is up to 6cm (2.5 inches) long.
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C B D
Ananas comosus
Leaf tip
Pg.4
A
A: natural habit B: flowering stage C: fruiting stage D: ripe fruit
Leaf back and edges
Flower Fruit
size is up to 25cm (9 inches)
long.
Common names:
English: pineapple
Spanish: piña, piña de garrobo
Maya: ch’up
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