Inga edulis
Also known as: Feuilleea conferta (Benth.) Kuntze +17 more
- Feuilleea conferta (Benth.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea edulis (Mart.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea scabriuscula (Benth.) Kuntze
- Inga benthamiana Meisn.
- Inga complanata Amshoff
- Inga conferta Benth.
- Inga edulis f. typica Porto
- Inga edulis var. edulis
- Inga edulis var. parviflora Benth.
- Inga edulis var. parviflora Mart.
- Inga inga (Vell.) J.W.Moore, 1934
- Inga scabriuscula Benth.
- Inga scabriuscula var. villosior Benth.
- Inga uncinata Spruce ex Benth.
- Inga vera Brenan
- Inga ynga J.W.Moore
- Mimosa inga Vell.
- Mimosa ynga Vell.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Inga edulis is a tree within the Fabaceae family. It originates in South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Cook Is., Costa Rica, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, Jawa, Malaya, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Puerto Rico, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Windward Is., Zaïre