Fabaceae
Inga

Inga ingoides (Rich.) Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1012 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Antilles to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Soto, J., Pacheco, D., Zambrano, O. & Ortega, J. (2012). Revisión floriística del género Inga Miller (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae) en el eastado Zulia, Venezuela. Acta botanica Venezuelica 35: 27-52.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Romero Castañeda, R. (1961). Plantas útiles de Colombia. Volumen I. San Juan Eudes, Bogotá.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • García Castro, N. J. (2011). Plantas nativas empleadas en alimentación en Colombia. Instituo de Investigaciones Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt. http://repository.humboldt.org.co/handle/20.500.11761/31275
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2015). Listado de especies de Productos No Maderables del caribe colombiano. 366 registros, aportados por: Garcia, H. (Contacto del Recurso), López Camacho, R. (Creador del recurso), Espitia Palencia, L. (Proveedor del metadatos). Versión 2.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_bst-caribe_plantae_2015

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Magalhães, M. [615] Brazil K000092067 No
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Magalhães, M. [541] Brazil K000092068 No
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Magalhães, M. [615] Brazil K000092069 No
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Magalhães, M. [621] Brazil K000092066 No
Jan 1, 1996 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Grear, J.W. [17482] Brazil K000877127 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Silva, F.C. [5774] Brazil K000877137 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hage, J.L. [331] Brazil K000092072 No
Jan 1, 1996 Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [531] Brazil K000092071 No
Jan 1, 1996 Splitgerber, F.L. [s.n.] Suriname K000328461 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Arbo, M.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Vicente, J. [5524] Brazil K000092075 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Blanchet, J.S. [3016] Brazil K000092058 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Burchell [7403] Brazil K000877121 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hage, J.L. [331] Brazil K000092070 No
Jan 1, 1996 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000877128 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Silva, M.B.; Oliveira, A.G.P.; Flor, J. [M37] Brazil K000092064 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [739] Brazil K000092073 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ule, E. [9047] Brazil K000092062 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J.; Silva, M.B.; Oliveira, A.G.P.; Flor, J. [M37] Brazil K000092063 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hage, J.L. [2245] Brazil K000092074 No
Jan 1, 1996 Mathews [3274] Peru K000328563 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Milliken, W. [2187] Brazil K000877131 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9757] Brazil K000877120 Yes
May 6, 1979 Bolivia K001288916 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Prance, G.T.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.T.; Farias, L.G. [7886] Brazil K000877122 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58491] Brazil K000877126 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Videcki, E.R., Jr. [2554] Brazil K000877125 Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Guppy, N. [6498] Brazil K000877130 Yes
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000092060 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6423] Brazil K000877123 Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Jardim, J.G.; Sant'Ana, S.C. [7770] Brazil K000877134 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Lawrence, A.; Salidas, M. [13488] Bolivia K:SPC-62802.000 No
Guppy, N. [G498] Brazil K000877129 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bridgewater, S.; Cardoso, E.; Fonsêca, J.; Lima, V.P.; Passon, L.M.; Sanaiotti, T. [6789] Brazil K000877138 Yes
Rabelo, B.V.; Fernandes, A.; Rosa, M. [3750] Brazil K000877133 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13488] Bolivia K:SPC-29047.747 No
Pennington, T.D.; Ruiz, J. [12470] Peru K:SPC-55773.000 No
Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000092061 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca Filho, J.; Santos, J.B.; Oliveira, N.R.; Pais, N.O. [7095] Brazil K000877135 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Ruiz, J. [12473] Peru K:SPC-55779.000 No
Mathews [3274] Peru K000328564 Unknown Type Material Yes
Traill, J.W.H. [207] Brazil K000877124 Yes
Blanchet, J.S. [3017] Brazil K000092059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walter, B.M.T.; Assis, M.C.; Sampaio, A.B.; Cordovil, S.P. [2639] Brazil K000877132 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Grandes, C. [12484] Peru K:SPC-55783.000 No
Daly, D.C.; Silva, D.G.; Lima, L.; Oliveira, A.R.S.; Ehringhaus, C. [9768] Brazil K000877136 Yes
Bolivia K001288909 Yes
Bolivia K001288910 Yes
Bolivia K001288911 Yes
Bolivia K001288912 Yes
Bolivia K001288913 Yes
Bolivia K001288914 Yes
Bolivia K001288915 Yes
Bolivia K001288917 Yes
Bolivia K001288918 Yes
Bolivia K001288919 Yes
Bolivia K001288920 Yes
Bolivia K001288921 Yes
Venezuela K001473363 Yes
Venezuela K001473364 Yes
Venezuela K001473365 Yes
Venezuela K001473366 Yes
Venezuela K001473367 Yes
Venezuela K001473368 Yes
Venezuela K001473369 Yes
Venezuela K001473370 Yes
Venezuela K001473371 Yes
Venezuela K001473372 Yes
Venezuela K001473373 Yes
Venezuela K001473374 Yes
Venezuela K001473375 Yes
Venezuela K001473376 Yes
Venezuela K001473377 Yes
Venezuela K001473378 Yes
Peru K001473379 Yes
Peru K001473380 Yes
Peru K001473381 Yes
Saudeman, C. [3311], Peru K001473382 Yes
Saudeman, C. [3311], Peru K001473383 Yes
Peru K001473384 Yes
Peru K001473385 Yes
Peru K001473386 Yes
Peru K001473387 Yes
Peru K001473388 Yes
Bolivia K001473389 Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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