THECOLLECTIONOFPINEAPPLEFIBERS— ANANASCOMOSUS (BROMELIACEAE)—ATTHEHARVARDUNIVERSITYHERBARIA

TheEconomicBotanyCollectionatHarvardUniversitycontainseconomicallyandculturallyimpor - tantplantsfromaroundtheworldandisoneofthelargestcollectionsofitskind.Thecollectionhousesaunique set of twenty-five pineapple fabrics ( Ananas comosus ) that reveal the historical and contemporary uses of this importantfiberplant.Aninventoryoftherawandprocessedpineapplefiberswastakenandeachspecimenwas examinedwithregardtoitscorrespondingcollectiondata.