Description: A commercially important pineapple cultivar grown in Kerala. It is a perennial herb with a compact rosette of spiny leaves and a fleshy composite fruit.

Identification: Spiny narrow leaves; compact plant; cylindrical to slightly conical fruit with characteristic pineapple scales and a crown of leaves.

Habitat & distribution: Cultivated widely in tropical regions and commercially grown in Kerala. Mauritius is one of the major pineapple cultivars cultivated in Kerala.

Uses / importance: Primarily cultivated for its edible fruit. It is important in commercial pineapple production and is used for fresh consumption and processing.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom – Plantae
Phylum – Streptophyta
Class – Equisetopsida
Subclass – Magnoliidae
Order – Poales
Family – Bromeliaceae
Genus – Ananas
Species – A. comosus
Cultivar – Mauritius

Sources: Kew Plants of the World Online (POWO); University of Kerala research; Kerala agricultural literature.