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Bromelia pinguin
Also called Pinguin, Pingwing, Wild Pine
Bromelia pinguin is a spiny, bromeliad-family perennial native from Mexico through Central America to the West Indies and northern South America, often grown as a living fence on pastures. It needs full sun, good drainage and tolerates dry conditions well.
Bromelia pinguin, also called ananas or anana, is a plant species in the genus Bromelia. This species is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and northern South America. It is also reportedly naturalized in Florida. It is very common in Jamaica, where it is planted as a fence around pasturelands on account of its prickly leaves, and has historically been used as an herbal abortifacient. 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 Nicaragua and El Salvador it is used to make gruel.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
