Fabaceae
Inga

Inga capitata Desv.

First published in J. Bot. Agric. 3: 71 (1814)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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.
  • 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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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
  • Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2019. Nombres comunes de las plantas de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • 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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Piva, J.H. [2206] Brazil K000579815 No
Jan 1, 1999 Arbo, M.M.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Araújo, L.C.F. [7849] Brazil K000091881 No
Jan 1, 1998 Luschnath, B. [143] Brazil K000091844 Isotype No
Jan 1, 1998 Luschnath, B. [143] Brazil K000091845 Isotype No
Jan 1, 1998 Belém, R.P.; Pinheiro, R.S. [2656] Brazil K000091882 No
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [1388] Brazil K000876740 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Irwin, H.S. [48801] Brazil K000876735 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lewis, G.P.; Silva, R.M.; Harley, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Furlan, A. [CFCR7585] Brazil K000091846 No
Jan 1, 1996 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18453] Brazil K000091884 No
Jan 1, 1996 Sant'Ana, S.C.; Carvalho, A.M.; Jardim, J.G.; Delabie, J.; Argolo, J. [435] Brazil K000091867 No
Jan 1, 1996 Luschnath, B. [26] Brazil K000091854 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Arbo, M.M.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Araújo, L.C.F. [7849] Brazil K000091880 No
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [8483] Brazil K000876733 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Santos, E.B.; Neto, A.G. [4289] Brazil K000091868 No
Jan 1, 1996 Silva, L.A.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Santos, T.S. [1569] Brazil K000091875 No
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Mayer, A. [489] Brazil K000091865 No
Jan 1, 1996 Silva, L.A.M.; Sobral, M.; Brito, H.S.; Santos, E.B. [2491] Brazil K000091874 No
Jan 1, 1996 Jardim, J.G.; Carvalho, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Argolo, A.J.; Delabie, J.; Nerone, C. [313] Brazil K000091870 No
Jan 1, 1996 Riedel, L. [690] Brazil K000091853 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Luschnath, B. [812] Brazil K000091852 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Silva, L.A.M.; Brito, H.S.; Santos, E.B. [2620] Brazil K000091872 No
Jan 1, 1996 Carvalho, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Santos, E.B.; Neto, A.G. [4289] Brazil K000091879 No
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [12629] Brazil K000328405 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Rylands, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000091871 No
Jan 1, 1996 Kuhlmann, J.G. [17413] Peru K000328526 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Folli, D.A. [381] Brazil K000876743 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [10057] Brazil K000328403 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Folli, D.A. [872] Brazil K000091849 No
Jan 1, 1996 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000091855 No
Jan 1, 1996 Hatschbach, G. [48339] Brazil K000091860 No
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [1380] Brazil K000328400 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; gebhards, J. [9218] Brazil K000091856 No
Jan 1, 1996 Mori, S.; Silva, L.A.M.; Santos, T.S. [10580] Brazil K000091873 No
Jan 1, 1996 Martius, C.F.P., von [1095] Brazil K000091851 No
Jan 1, 1996 Folli, D.A. [872] Brazil K000091850 No
Jan 1, 1996 Glaziou, A.F.M. [12629] Brazil K000328402 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Motta, J.T. [63289] Brazil K000091861 No
Jan 1, 1996 Araújo, J.S.; et al. [67] Brazil K000091876 No
Jan 1, 1996 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18453] Brazil K000091883 No
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Mayer, A. [489] Brazil K000091864 No
Jan 1, 1996 Glaziou [8427] Brazil K000876734 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Thomas, W.W.; Carvalho, A.M.; Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; gebhards, J. [9218] Brazil K000091859 No
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke [191] Brazil K000876731 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Silva, L.A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Santos, E.B.; Argolo, A.M.; Santos, I.C.F. [2959] Brazil K000091866 No
Jan 1, 1994 Silva. L.A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Santos, E.B.; Argolo, A.M.; Santos, I.C.F. [2959] Brazil K000091863 No
Nov 1, 1990 Maas, P.J.M.; Maas, H.; Silva, L.A.M. [7017] Brazil K000091847 No
Oct 1, 1990 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Silva, J.M. [52246] Brazil K000091862 No
Aug 13, 1986 Folli, D.A. [381] Brazil K000876744 Yes
Oct 1, 1984 Bautista, H.P.; Pinto, G.C.P. [825] Brazil K000091848 No
Jan 1, 1984 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58718] Brazil K000876732 Yes
Feb 1, 1983 Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [1303] Brazil K000091869 No
Feb 1, 1983 Mori, S.; Boom, B.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Santos, T.S. [14029] Brazil K000091858 No
Feb 1, 1983 Mori, S.; Boom, B.M.; Carvalho, A.M.; Santos, T.S. [14029] Brazil K000091857 No
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [179] Bolivia K:SPC-54437.000 No
Spironelo, W.R. [A47-1] Brazil K:SPC-59161.000 No
Spironelo, W.R. [A3-1] Brazil K:SPC-59177.000 No
Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Silva, J.M. [71402] Brazil K000876742 Yes
s.coll. [1095] Brazil K000328401 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Lima, H.C.; Fortes, E.A. [8738] Brazil K001891190 No
Ule, E. [9420] Peru K000876737 Yes
Castro, R. [130] Peru K001475295 Yes
Castro, R. [130] Peru K001475296 Yes
Ducke, A. [20133] Brazil K000328404 Unknown Type Material Yes
Amorim, A.M.; Forzza, R.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Juchum, F.S.; Sant'Ana, S.C. [2890] Brazil K000091877 No
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [72] Bolivia K:SPC-53789.000 No
s.coll. [1388] Brazil K000876739 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [92] Bolivia K:SPC-35772.010 No
Spironelo, W.R. [A3-1] Brazil K:SPC-59225.000 No
Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Silva, J.M. [71402] Brazil K000876741 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [3] Brazil K:SPC-62857.000 No
Jardim, J.G.; Thomas, W.W.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Alves, M.V.; Rocha, E.A.; Torke, B.M. [2662] Brazil K000091878 No
Castro, R. [130], Peru K001475295 Yes
Castro, R. [130], Peru K001475296 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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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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