Inga edulis

Inga edulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Inga
Species: Inga edulis

Name

Inga edulis Mart., Flora 20(2 Beibl.): 113 (1837).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Feuilleea edulis (Mart.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 187 (1891).
  • Inga edulis f. typica Porto, Rodriguésia 2: 110 (1936), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Inga vera Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 289 (1824).
  • Mimosa ynga Vell., Fl. Flumin. 11: t. 3 (1831).
  • Inga conferta Benth., London J. Bot. 4: 620 (1845).
    • Feuilleea conferta (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 187 (1891).
  • Inga scabriuscula Benth., London J. Bot. 4: 606 (1845).
    • Feuilleea scabriuscula (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 189 (1891).
  • Inga benthamiana Meisn., Linnaea 21: 253 (1848).
  • Inga uncinata Spruce ex Benth., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 630 (1875).
  • Inga edulis var. parviflora Benth. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 15(2): 498 (1876).
  • Inga scabriuscula var. villosior Benth. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 15(2): 497 (1876).
  • Inga ynga J.W.Moore, Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 10(19): 6 (1934).
  • Inga complanata Amshoff, Natuurw. Stud. Suriname & Curaçao 2: 39 (1948).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa (introduced) Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola. Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced) Regional: Malesia Jawa, Malaya. Continental: Pacific (introduced) Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America (introduced) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean (introduced) Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Flora, oder (Allgemeine) Botanischer Zeitung. Regensberg, Jena 20(2, Beibl.):113. 1837

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Inga edulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Inga edulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Sep 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Inga edulis. Published online. Accessed: 15 Sep 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Inga edulis. Accessed: 15 Sep 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Inga edulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Buah inga
português: Ingá

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