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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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Photo credits: David Amaya, Ella Baron, Pascual Garcia, Elizabeth Mallory, Marvin Paredes and Sayuri Tzul

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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Photo credits: David Amaya, Ella Baron, Pascual Garcia, Elizabeth Mallory, Marvin Paredes and Sayuri Tzul

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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