Fabaceae
Inga

Inga densiflora Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 617 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to N. & W. South America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, 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.
  • 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.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Stevens, W. D., et al. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua, 85(2)... Missouri Bot. Gard. Press

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 26, 2008 Pennington; Vargas [13873], Ecuador K001343567 Yes
Aug 22, 2007 Cooper [651], Panama K001343569 Yes
Jul 16, 2007 Davidse; et al [20916], Venezuela K001343568 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Langlassé, E. [63] Colombia K000328516 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ramos, J.E.; Ramos, J.J. [3372] Colombia K001343085 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Giraldo-Gensini, J.; Agredo, O. [683] Colombia K001343047 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Giraldo-Gensini, J.; Agredo, O. [689] Colombia K001343049 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Sousa S., M. [12735] Mexico K000563876 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia K001343048 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Zaruma, J. [710] Ecuador K001475021 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Alston, A.H.G. [7922] Colombia K001343046 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Spruce, R. [4504] Peru K000201077 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Spruce, R. [4504] Peru K000201076 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1867 Spruce, R. [4504] Peru K000201075 Type Yes
Aguilar; Fonseca [3698] Costa Rica K001343572 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13585] Costa Rica K:SPC-58693.000 No
Zamora, N. [s.n.] Costa Rica K:SPC-29047.771 No
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13364] Costa Rica K:SPC-57458.000 No
Acevedo; et al [9086] Peru K001343573 Yes
Pennington; Vargas [13873] Ecuador K001343567 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13341] Costa Rica K:SPC-57470.000 No
Davidse; et al [20916] Venezuela K001343568 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13610] Costa Rica K:SPC-57642.000 No
Evans; et al [2502] Suriname K001343574 No
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13358] Costa Rica K:SPC-56017.000 No
Pittier [3257] Costa Rica K000082050 Isotype No
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13365] Costa Rica K:SPC-57473.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Tirado, M. [13886] Ecuador K:SPC-29047.878 No
Jansen-Jacobs; et al [2838] Guyana K001343570 No
R. Schnell [11478] French Guiana K001343571 No
Venezuela K001475011 Yes
Ecuador K001475013 Yes
Ecuador K001475014 Yes
Ecuador K001475015 Yes
Ecuador K001475016 Yes
Ecuador K001475017 Yes
Ecuador K001475018 Yes
Ecuador K001475019 Yes
Ecuador K001475020 Yes
Zaruma, J. [710], Ecuador K001475021 Yes
Ecuador K001475022 Yes
Ecuador K001475023 Yes
Ecuador K001475024 Yes
Ecuador K001475025 Yes
Ecuador K001475026 Yes
Ecuador K001475027 Yes
Ecuador K001475317 Yes
Ecuador K001475318 Yes
Ecuador K001475319 Yes
Ecuador K001475320 Yes
Ecuador K001475321 Yes
Ecuador K001475322 Yes
Ecuador K001475323 Yes
Ecuador K001475324 Yes
Ecuador K001475325 Yes
Ecuador K001475326 Yes
Ecuador K001475327 Yes
Ecuador K001475328 Yes
Ecuador K001475329 Yes
Ecuador K001475330 Yes
Ecuador K001475331 Yes
Ecuador K001475332 Yes
Ecuador K001475333 Yes
Ecuador K001475334 Yes
Ecuador K001475335 Yes
Peru K001475336 Yes
Peru K001475337 Yes
Peru K001475338 Yes
Venezuela K001475012 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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