Where does the pineapple come from?

Where does the pineapple come from? Pineapple, commonly known as pineapple, is one of the famous tropical fruits and a common fruit in our daily life. Do you know where the pineapple is from? So let's take a look at the origin of pineapple and the origin of pineapple with the editor.

Basic characteristics of pineapple

Pineapple is one of the famous tropical fruits, its edible part is mainly composed of fleshy inflorescence axis and spirally arranged flowers, which are usually sterile, persistent perianth lobes form a cavity, and there are atrophied stamens and styles in the cavity. The fiber of the leaf is very tough and can be used for fabric, rope, netting and papermaking.

Pineapple has short stems, numerous leaves, rosette arrangement, sword-shaped, 40-90 cm long, 4-7 cm wide, apex acuminate, entire or sharp-toothed, ventral green, dorsal pink green, margin and tip often brownish red, leaves growing at the top of the inflorescence become smaller and often red. Inflorescences drawn from foliage, shaped like pine balls, 6-8 cm long, enlarged as a result. Bracts green at base, upper part reddish, triangular-ovate; sepals broadly ovate, fleshy, apical reddish, ca. 1 cm. Petals long oval, tip-pointed, ca. 2 cm long, purplish red in upper part and white in lower part. Flowers and fruits are fleshy, more than 15 cm long. The florescence is from summer to winter.

Pineapple producing area distribution

Pineapple, which is widely distributed between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer, is one of the most important fruits in the world. It originated from Central and South America, was introduced into China in the 17th century and was planted in the 18th century. At present, there are more than 80 countries and regions in the world as economic cultivation, and the main producing areas are concentrated in Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil, South Africa and the United States. China is one of the ten major pineapple producing countries, mainly distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and other hot provinces.

What kinds of pineapples do you have?

Usually, the cultivated varieties of pineapple can be divided into four categories, namely, Cain, Queen, Spanish and Hybrid.

1. Cocaine, also known as Sarawak, was discovered by a French expedition in the Guiana Caine region of South America. It is widely cultivated, accounting for about 80% of the cultivated area of pineapple in the world. The plant is tall and sturdy, the leaf margin is unarmed or the leaf tip has a few spines. The fruit is large, with an average single fruit weight of more than 1100 grams, cylindrical, flat fruit, shallow eyes, short and wide bracts, light yellow pulp, juicy, moderate sweetness and sour, soluble solids 14% 16%, high up to 20%, and acid content 0.5%-0.6%. It is the main variety of canning.

2. Queen is the oldest cultivated variety, which has been cultivated for more than 400 years. It is one of the main varieties in South Africa, Vietnam and China. The plant is medium-large, the leaf is shorter than caine, the leaf margin is spiny; the fruit is cylindrical or conical, the single fruit weighs 400-1500 grams, the fruit cone is raised, the fruit eye is deep, and the bract tip exceeds the small fruit; the flesh is yellow to dark yellow, the flesh is crisp and tender, the sugar content is high, the juice is sweet, the aroma is rich, and it is mainly fresh.

3. Spanish plants are larger, the leaves are soft, yellowish green, and there are red thorns on the leaf margin, but there are also thorn-free varieties. The fruit is medium-sized, with a single fruit weighing 500 to 1000 grams, a small fruit large and flat, with a raised or sunken center; deep eyes, orange pulp, strong aroma and much fiber for canned and fruit juices.

4. Hybrids are good varieties for hybrid breeding by means of sexual hybridization. The plant is tall and erect, the leaf margin is spiny, the flower is lavender, the fruit shape is not correct, and the single fruit weighs 1200-1500 grams. The flesh is yellow, crisp, less fiber, sweet and delicious, soluble solids 11% 15%, acid content 0.3% 0.6%, both fresh and canned.