Ananas ananassoides (Bak.) L. B. Smith comb. 
Acanthostachys ananassoides Baker Handb. Bromel. 
(1889) 25. 
Ananas microstachys Lindman in Svensk. Akad. 
Handl. 24, no. 8 (1891) 39, t. 7, figs. 20-23. 
Ananas sativus (Lindl.) Schultes var. microstachys 
(Lindm.) Mez in Martius FI. Bras. 3,pt. 8 (1892) 294. 
Ananas guaraniticus Bertoni Monogr. Gen. Ananas 
in An. Cient. Paraguay, ser. 2, no. 4 (1919) 274. 
Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill var. microstachys 
(Lindm.) L. B. Smith in Contrib. Gray Herb. 104 
(1934) 72. 
The name ananassoides is the earliest name in the 
specific category to be used for this pineapple and since 
it is not an exact repetition of the generic name it must 
stand according to the International Rules of Botanical 
Nomenclature. 
Ananas ananassoides ( Bak.) L. B. Smith var. 
typicus L. B. Smith. 
Foliorum laminis recurvatis, elongatis, sed basi raro 
ultra 25 mm. latis, spinoso-serratis; scapo elongato, gra- 
cili, sub syncarpium fragili; syncarpio multifloro, ad 15 
cm. longo sed plerumque minore; coma plerumque med- 
iocri sed umbraticola majore; seminibus multis. 
Typical Ananas ananassoides is characterized by its 
long narrow recurving leaves and small slender seedy 
syncarp which easily breaks off from the summit of the 
scape. It is a plant of very poor soils and is usually 
found in low open scrub or brushland. 
Ananas ananassoides (Bak.) L. B. Smith var. 
nanus L. B. Smith var. nov. 
Foliorum laminis recurvatis, elongatis, angustis; 
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