Ananas lucidus

Curauá (Ananas lucidus ) is a plant of the family Bromeliaceae ( Bromeliaceae ), are obtained from the leaves of fibers. In some scientific texts, the type is also called A. erectifolius. This name is no longer used today, but continues to apply as a synonym. In the respective dialects, there are other names for it. Among other things, about pitte, curauá, curaguata or curauá de Amazonia.

Description

Curauá has up to 1m long and 35 mm wide, erect leaves are armed with a needle-like tip. Ananas lucidus differs from pineapple ananassoides only by the absence of lateral leaf spines. The fruits are small (up to 12 cm) and, due to the high fiber content, not edible. They are, as the fruits of pineapple most species on long shafts. The petals are about 17 mm long and purple colors.

Use

Processed and used industrially, above all, the strong fiber -containing leaves of A. lucidus.

Your suitability for the production of fiber-reinforced composites is considered very promising. Curauá is so far only grown in the vicinity of the Brazilian city of Santarém on a larger scale. The industrial use of fiber is just beginning. The company Sabic has a composite material made of polyamide 6 nylon developed with 20 % Curauáverstärkung. According to the company this fiber composite material could be labeled " LNP Thermocomp PX07444 " fiberglass reinforced nylon replace in certain applications in automotive interiors.

The species is cultivated in northern South America and the West Indies since pre-Columbian times. It occurs almost exclusively in culture. In addition to the fibers and the inflorescences are used for decoration purposes. The fibers are or were used for fishing nets and ropes.

Sources and further information

  • Claudete de Fátima Ruas, Paulo Maurício Rua, Jos Renato S. Cabral: Assessment of genetic relatedness of the genera Ananas and Pseudananas confirmed by RAPD markers. Euphytica 119, 2001, pp. 245-252.
  • Www.cgiar.orgVorlage:Webarchiv/Wartung/Nummerierte_Parameter
  • Duane Phillip Bartholomew, Robert E. Paull, Kenneth G. Rohrbach: The Pineapple - botany, production and uses. CABI, 2003
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