Ananas are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including "Batrachedra comosae", which feeds exclusively on "A. comosus". The word "Ananas" is derived from the Guarani name for the pineapple, via Portuguese. In most Old World languages, pineapple is called "ananas. "Ananas" species contain both bromelain and papain to which they owe their meat-tenderizing properties. The fruit and roots are used by some peoples as anti-inflammatory, proteolytic agent, and a root decoction for diarrhea. The biggest producers of pineapples in 2014 were Costa Rica (2.9 million tonnes), Brazil (2.6) and the Philippines (2.5). Ananas Ananas is a
Makatea fruit dove Makatea fruit dove The Makatea fruit dove ("Ptilinopus chalcurus") is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia island of Makatea in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and is also present near villages. This bird is approximately 20 cm tall and has plumage of mostly green feathers with a dark purple crown and forehead, pale greenish-grey throat and chest, cloven lower chest feathers producing rows of shadows that appear as streaks, yellow underparts, tinged orange anteriorly. The bird's wing feathers are edged yellow. While it continues