Plants

Pineapples plantations are sprayed with naphthylacetic acid to produce fruit all year long.

A single panicle may be 10 to 20 cm long. The flower crown of the vine is composed of 5 yellow-green petals, 1.5 mm long and lanceolate in shape.

During one season the plant can reach 2-3 m ( 6.5 - 10 ft. ) in height.

The bitter variety is poisonous but once peeled and exposed to the sun, it becomes edible. The sweet variety is often eaten by wild animals and insects, and plantations are destroyed.

Only adventitious roots grow from the heel, which die when the plant stops growing.

Due to its distinctive flavor, it is an addition to various dishes, enriching their taste. It is som ...

This family contains 766 genera and about 19600 species. Legumes growing in the tropics are often found in woody form, while in temperate climates they are mainly herbaceous.