Fabaceae
Inga

Inga nobilis Willd.

First published in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 1047 (1809)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • 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.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • 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

  • GRIN National Genetic Resources Program http://www.ars-grin.gov 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:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Balick, M.J., Nee, M.H. & Atha, D.E. (2000). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize with Common Names an Uses: 1-246. New York Botanic Garden Press, New York.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

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
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • 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

  • Pennington, T. D. (1997). The Genus Inga: Botany. RBG Kew.
  • Steyermark, J. A. & Huber, O. (1978). Flora del Avila 514-565 Leguminosae (Fabaceae)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 Quiñones, L. [2222] Colombia K001343214 Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H. [2517] Brazil K000579758 Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Biggs, N.; Henicka, G.S.; Silveira, E.A.; Philippsen, M.; Piva, J.H. [1197] Brazil K000579823 Yes
Oct 10, 2007 Morales, J.F. [10950] Costa Rica K000654625 Yes
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; Piva, J.H. [1456] Brazil K000579406 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [16848] Colombia K001343059 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Allen, C. [200] Colombia K001343082 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schultes, R.E. [3995] Colombia K001343051 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Wurdack, J.J.; Adderley, L.S. [42786] Colombia K001343057 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Andre, E. [1939] Colombia K001343055 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Andre, E. [364] Colombia K001343084 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Triana, J. [4461] Colombia K001343053 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Andre, E. [1939] Colombia K001343054 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Zarucchi, J.L. [1436] Colombia K001343056 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Wijninga, V.; Matapi, A.; Matapi, T. [666] Colombia K001343052 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Fuchs, H.P.; Zanella, L. [22078] Colombia K001343058 Yes
Dec 12, 1960 Meier, W; Jordan, S [15208], Venezuela K001343595 Yes
Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Silva, D.P.G.; Saraiva, R.; Oliveira, E.C.; Santos, A.J.B. [11513] Brazil K000876530 Yes
Holguer, L.S. [3922] Ecuador K001574410 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A52-1] Brazil K:SPC-59176.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13510] Bolivia K:SPC-57259.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Lawrence, A.; Saldias, M. [13469] Bolivia K:SPC-58748.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [12548] Peru K:SPC-55678.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13469] Bolivia K:SPC-56154.000 No
Paniagua [1090] Bolivia K001288599 Yes
Redden, et, al [3098] Guyana K001343605 No
Spironelo, W.R. [A53-1] Brazil K:SPC-59065.000 No
Spironelo, W.R. [A52-2] Brazil K:SPC-59185.000 No
Milliken, W.; Dablin, L.; Quisbert, M.L. [7626.1000000000004] Bolivia K001574205 Yes
Milliken, W.; Dablin, L.; Quisbert, M.L. [7626.1000000000004] Bolivia K001574204 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [12524] Peru K:SPC-55677.000 No
Lugo Sanchez, H. [3922] Ecuador K001769956 No
Stahl; Baez [7078] Ecuador K001343598 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [12543] Peru K:SPC-55674.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Lawrence, A.; Saldias, M. [13509] Bolivia K:SPC-57558.000 No
Calatayud; et al [4534] Peru K001343592 Yes
Atahuachi; et al [834] Bolivia K001288594 Yes
Meier, W; Jordan, S [15208] Venezuela K001343595 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13475] Bolivia K:SPC-56155.000 No
Klug, G. [3690] Peru K000328508 Type Yes
Ehringhaus, C.; Torres, O.; Barth, E.; Oliveiro, E.C.; Lima, L.; Aquino, S. [1032] Brazil K000876531 Yes
Henkel; et al [3292] Guyana K001343594 No
Delnatte C [337] French Guiana K001343593 No
Zimmermann [7] Venezuela K001343597 Yes
Eynden van den; Cueva [447], Ecuador K001343589 Yes
TAKPDC [1307], Panama K001343590 Yes
Calatayud; et al [4534], Peru K001343592 Yes
Espinosa; et al [596], Panama K001343596 Yes
Zimmermann [7], Venezuela K001343597 Yes
Stahl; Baez [7078], Ecuador K001343598 Yes
Venezuela K001343601 Yes
Peru K001472835 Yes
Venezuela K001472836 Yes
Venezuela K001472837 Yes
Venezuela K001472838 Yes
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Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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

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

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