Ananas Ananas Ananas is a plant genus of the bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae), native to South America and Central America, which includes the species "Ananas comosus", the pineapple. This genus originated in Mesoamerica and was brought to the Caribbean Islands by the Carib natives. The oldest register with the representation of the fruit seems to be included in the Cascajal Block, attributed to the Olmec civilization. In 1493, Christopher Columbus first saw plants of this genus in Guadeloupe. It was brought from Brazil to Europe by the Portuguese, and from there was distributed to the Pacific Islands by the Spanish and the
Boletellus ananas spirally arranged, faint golden encrusting pigments that can be seen in KOH, Melzer's reagent, and water. Clamp connections are absent in this species. The typical variety of "Boletellus ananas" has consistently larger fruit bodies than "B. ananas" var. "minor" Singer from Brazil and Nicaragua, and lacks the thick-walled cheilocystidia of "B. ananas" var. "crassotunicatus" Singer from Nicaragua and Panama. Although the mushroom is used as a food in Mexico, field guides list it as "inedible" or "not recommended". "Strobilomyces strobilaceus" is roughly similar in appearance because of its rough scaly cap and lacerated margin, but may be distinguished from "B.