Taxon: Bromelia pinguin L.

Summary

Genus:

Bromelia

Family:

Bromeliaceae

Subfamily:

Bromelioideae

Nomen number:

7753

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:285. 1753

Comment:

possible synonym is Bromelia fastuosa Lindl.

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

09/03/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Angely, J. A. 1970-. Flora analítica e fitográfica do Estado de São Paulo.
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
Fournet, J. 1978. Flore illustrée des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique
Gooding, E. G. et al. 1965. Flora of Barbados.
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Lasser, T., ed. 1964-. Flora de Venezuela.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
Moscoso, R. M. 1943. Catalogus florae domingensis.
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Rauh, W. 1981. Bromelien 337.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
Smith, L. B. 1967. Notes on the Bromeliaceae XXVI. Phytologia 15:170.
St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Standley, P. C. 1937-1939. Flora of Costa Rica.
Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. 1978. Flora del Avila.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	pinguin	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	wild pine	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	ananas marron	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Pinguinananas	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	piñuela	2	Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
Spanish (Venezuela)	maya	2	Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
Swedish	hampbromelia	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		n.	Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala (n.), Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Suriname, Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Espejo-Serna, A. et al. 2004. Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with notes on species distribution and levels of endemism. Selbyana 25:39.
Smith, L. B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 14(3):1665-1666.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7753. Accessed 12 May 2026.