Fabaceae
Inga

Inga heterophylla Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 1020 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nicaragua to S. Tropical America and Trinidad. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, 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.
  • 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.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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

  • Kew's Economic Botany collection in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org/2016/

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.; Biggs, N.; Nascimento, J. [2111] Brazil K000579822 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Burchell, W.J. [9731] Brazil K000876369 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1382] Brazil K000876393 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [s.n.] Colombia K001343037 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spironelo, W.R. [19] Brazil K000876404 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [4586] Peru K000201085 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Dahlgren, B.E.; Sella, E. [509] Brazil K000876370 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce [813] Brazil K000876381 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce [1334] Brazil K000876379 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2573] Brazil K000876390 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ule, E.H.G. [8873] Brazil K000876382 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Buchtien, O. [s.n.] Bolivia K000328495 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [4583] Peru K000201086 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1016] Brazil K000876383 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [9421] Brazil K000876398 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Anderson, W.R. [12038] Brazil K000876405 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000876367 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Wies, J [70] Colombia K001343038 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Forero, E.; Wrigley, L. [7059] Brazil K000876388 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1233] Brazil K000876394 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Burchell, W.J. [9626] Brazil K000876386 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1419] Brazil K000876391 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [192] Brazil K000876371 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Irwin, H.S.; Egler, W.A.; Westra, L.Y.T. [47498] Brazil K000876400 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Hostmann [1194] Suriname K000328343 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce [813] Brazil K000876380 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Dawe [420] Colombia K001472632 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2205] Brazil K000876389 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce [1334] Brazil K000876387 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000876376 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Daly, D.C.; Escobar, O. [6074] Colombia K001343036 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lima, E. [s.n.] Brazil K000876401 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Burchell, W.J. [9267] Brazil K000876396 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Dawe, M.T. [420] Colombia K001343035 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000876377 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 s.coll. [3561] Brazil K000876378 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Argent, G.C.G.; Ramos, J.; Richards, P.W.; Souza, R. [6592] Brazil K000876384 Yes
Mar 1, 1990 Thomas, W.; Pirani, J.; Ackerley, D.; Guedes, J.; Ramos, J.; Lima, R.P. [4526] Brazil K000876403 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Silva, J.M.; Cordeiro, J. [835] Brazil K000876407 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Cid, C.A.; Nee, M.; Boise, J.; Lopes, E.A.; Oliveira, J.G.; Lima, R.P.; Coelho, J.A. [8821] Brazil K000876406 Yes
Oct 1, 1986 Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [s.n.] Brazil K000876402 Yes
Apr 6, 1981 Gudiño; et al [2231], Ecuador K001343557 Yes
Oct 11, 1974 Meier, Thaetner [13769], Venezuela K001343558 Yes
Apr 1, 1969 Hatschbach, G.G. [18615] Brazil K000876395 Yes
Apr 1, 1969 Hatschbach, G.G. [18615] Brazil K000876368 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59283] Brazil K000876374 Yes
Jan 1, 1913 Dusén, P.K.H. [13859] Brazil K000876397 Yes
Gudiño; et al [2231] Ecuador K001343557 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000876375 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1382] Brazil K000876399 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A19-4] Brazil K:SPC-59224.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13524] Bolivia K:SPC-57552.000 No
Behari-Ramdas; et al [184] Suriname K001343559 Yes
Rojas; Ortíz [6891] Peru K001343556 No
Pennington, T.D.; Zamora, N. [13377] Costa Rica K:SPC-57457.000 No
Pennington; et al [13294] Bolivia K001288448 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A19-1] Brazil K:SPC-59165.000 No
Daly; et al [13669] Brazil K001343560 Yes
Hostmann [1194] Suriname K000328344 Unknown Type Material Yes
Redden; et al [5871] Guyana K001343561 Yes
Meier, Thaetner [13769] Venezuela K001343558 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Cárdenas, D.; Rodríguez, W.; Trujillo, W.; González, H.; Hoyos, N.; Silva, E.; Marín, N.; Charri, L.F. [14087] Colombia K001343034 Yes
Archer, W.A.; Ducke, A. [7602] Brazil K000876372 Yes
Archer, W.A. [8048] Brazil K000876373 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [17964] Brazil K000876392 Yes
Dawe [420], Colombia K001472632 Yes
Ecuador K001472633 Yes
Ecuador K001472634 Yes
Venezuela K001472635 Yes
Venezuela K001472636 Yes
Venezuela K001472637 Yes
Venezuela K001472638 Yes
Peru K001472639 Yes
Peru K001472640 Yes
Peru K001472641 Yes
Peru K001472642 Yes
Peru K001472643 Yes

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    • 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

  • 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

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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • 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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    • ColPlantA database
    • 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