Fabaceae
Inga

Inga cayennensis Sagot ex Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 626 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is 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, Colombia, 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 12, 2007 Giulietti, A.M.; Funch, L. [PCD 1622] Brazil K000876969 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Vieira, M.G.; Petersen, R.H.; Nelson, B.W.; Ramos, J.F.; Mota, C.D.A. [1040] Brazil K000876971 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Froes, R. [11752] Brazil K000876979 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000876981 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Klug, G. [3111] Peru K000328546 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000876975 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [1816] Brazil K000328431 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [1816] Brazil K000328432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Krukoff, B.A. [6204] Brazil K000876980 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Sagot, P. [164] French Guiana K000328430 Type Yes
Oct 22, 1986 Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1434] Brazil K000876972 Yes
Jul 1, 1980 Traill, J.W.H. [206] Brazil K000876978 Yes
Jul 1, 1980 Traill, J.W.H. [205] Brazil K000876977 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.; Farias, L.G. [6667] Brazil K000876973 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [50670] Brazil K000876982 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Silveira, M.; Costa, D.; Oliveira, A.R.S.; Lima, L.; Figueiredo, C.S.; Ehringhaus, C. [8671] Brazil K000876970 Yes
Aguilar, M.; Castro, D. [973] Peru K003116252 No
Gottsberger, G.; Döring, J. [G111-29888] Peru K003116256 No
Kuhlmann, M.; Jimbo, S. [190] Brazil K000876976 Yes
Rios, J. [1039] Peru K003116253 No
Aulestia, M.; Andi, J. [954] Ecuador K003116259 No
Freitas [801] Brazil K000876968 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000876974 Yes
Tello [2569] Peru K003116251 No
Vigo, J.S. [3313] Peru K003116254 No
Trigoso, J.R. [1039] Peru K003116250 No
Rimachi, M. [8418] Peru K003116255 No
Pennington, T.D.; Vargas, H. [13909] Ecuador K003116258 No
{Foster, R.B.; B. d'Achille; A. de la Cruz} [11886] Peru K003116257 No
{Carlos E. Cerón M} [1754] Ecuador K003116260 No

Sources

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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

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

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

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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0