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Bromeliaceae

Taxonomy. Eukaryota (Domain) Viridiplantae (Kingdom) Streptophyta (Phylum) Embryophyta ( No Rank ) Tracheophyta ( No Rank ) Spermatophyta ( No Rank ) Magnoliophyta ( No Rank ) Liliopsida (Class)

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Bromeliaceae

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  1. 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) Bromeliaceae A Pineapple: Ananas comosus Includes approximately 45 genera and 2,000 species 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. 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. Manuel Hazim Botany – P. 3 Mr. Reynolds August 31, 2010 Puya raimondi Tillandsia usneoides

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