Fabaceae
Inga

Inga obtusata Spruce ex Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 621 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Colombia to N. Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia

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.
  • 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.
  • Pennington, T.D. (1997). The genus Inga botany: 1-488. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1996 Spironelo, W.R. [7] Brazil K000877031 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spironelo, W.R. [A.2] Brazil K000877035 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Oliveira, A.A., de [28] Brazil K000877033 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Nee, M.H. [42624] Brazil K000877041 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [1418] Brazil K000328447 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Prance, G.T.; Ramos, J.F. [20978] Brazil K000877039 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [8072] Brazil K000877042 Yes
Ducke, A. [199] Brazil K000877040 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A7] Brazil K:SPC-59110.000 No
Spruce, R. [1418] Brazil K000328448 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce [s.n.] Brazil K000877043 Yes
Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000877038 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000877044 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A 21] Brazil K000877036 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A. 2] Brazil K000877034 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A.21] Brazil K000877037 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A.2-1] Brazil K000877030 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [A21] Brazil K:SPC-59195.000 No
Oliveira, A.A. [A 28] Brazil K000877032 Yes
Spironelo, W.R. [21] Brazil Inga obtusa K:SPC-59230.000 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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