Abstract

MONTES R, CONSUELO; TERAN G, VÍCTOR FELIPE; ZUNIGA B, RUSBEL ARMANDO  and  CALDON P.N, YUDY ELIZABETH. MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF Bromelia karatas, A PROMISSING GENETICAL RESSOURCE FOR THE PATIA VALLEZ, CAUCA, COLOMBIA. Rev.Bio.Agro [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.1, pp.62-70. ISSN 1692-3561.

This investigation was carried out in the El Puro village, of the Patía municipality in the Colombian Cauca Department, in teamwork with a group of the Cooperativa Multiactiva de Mujeres Emprendedoras del Puro. The work consisted in the morphological description of the piñuela plant, Bromelia karatas aiming to contribute to the knowledge about the species and the character’s selection for it’s recuperation and it’s management. The morphological description was done through the observation of plants arranged in fences going and through file and laboratory analyses. The results show that the Bromelia karatas plant is acaulous, has homorrhicic roots, a non-conspicuous stalk, lanceolate and rosette-like leaves, sessile inflorescence. The fruit is spindle-shaped, sweet-sour and juicy.

Keywords : Botanical description; Bromeliaceaea; Eild plant.

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