Fabaceae
Inga

Inga stenoptera Benth.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 143 (1840)
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 as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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:

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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/
  • García Castro, N. J. (2011). Plantas nativas empleadas en alimentación en Colombia. Instituo de Investigaciones Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt. http://repository.humboldt.org.co/handle/20.500.11761/31275
  • Garrido, A.M., Cámara-Leret, R., Madriñán, S. (2014). Nombres y usos de las plantas identificadas por los indígenas cubeo de Colombia (Tesis de pregrado). Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • 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, 1999 Pennington, R.T.; Plana, V.; Cogollo, A. [693] Colombia K001475466 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Mori, S.A.; Hill, R.J.; Bernardi, J.C.; Shimabukuru, D. [24618] Brazil K000876598 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce [s.n.] Brazil K000876612 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Coelho, L.G. [5776] Bolivia K000876601 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000876603 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [16270] Colombia K001343063 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [1021] Brazil K000876610 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Farias, L.G. [6421] Brazil K000876602 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Krukoff, B.A. [5417] Brazil K000876606 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Aulestia, M. [73] Ecuador K001343609 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [2551] Brazil K000328388 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Weddell, H.A. [2355] Brazil K000876604 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [2037] Brazil K000876609 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schomburgk [795] Guyana K000328384 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Zarucchi, J.L. [2061] Colombia K001343064 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [2551] Brazil K000328389 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Videcki, E.R., Jr. [2563] Brazil K000876608 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Spruce, R. [1108] Brazil K000328386 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Barclay, A.S.; Schultes, R.E.; Cabrera, I. [597] Colombia K001343061 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Allen, P.H. [3302] Colombia K001343060 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schultes, R.E. [3918] Colombia K001343062 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Krukoff, B.A. [5917] Brazil K000876605 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [1022] Brazil K000876613 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Krukoff, B.A. [1170] Brazil K000876607 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Traill, J.W.H. [201] Brazil K000876611 Yes
Sanjines; Gallardo [580] Bolivia K001254958 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Criollo, G. [12508] Peru K:SPC-55748.000 No
Prance, G.T.; Fernandes, A.; Cardoso, J. [30408] Brazil K000876600 Yes
Lima; et al [788] Brazil K001343608 No
Pennington; Daza [16945] Peru K001343606 Yes
Oliveira, A.R.S.; Lima, L.; Consuelo, E. [542] Brazil K000876599 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Grandes, C. [12505] Peru K:SPC-55775.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; Criollo, G. [12513] Peru K:SPC-55772.000 No
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000328387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [795] K000328385 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zimmermann, G.; Marquardt, I.; Hoffmann, M. [97] Venezuela K001343607 Yes
Zimmermann, G.; Marquardt, I.; Hoffmann, M. [97], Venezuela K001343607 Yes
Aulestia, M. [73], Ecuador K001343609 Yes
Peru K001475423 Yes
Peru K001475424 Yes
Peru K001475425 Yes
Peru K001475426 Yes
Peru K001475427 Yes
Peru K001475428 Yes
Peru K001475429 Yes
Peru K001475430 Yes
Peru K001475431 Yes
Peru K001475432 Yes
Peru K001475433 Yes
Peru K001475434 Yes
Peru K001475435 Yes
Peru K001475436 Yes
Peru K001475437 Yes
Peru K001475438 Yes
Venezuela K001475439 Yes
Venezuela K001475440 Yes
Ecuador K001475441 Yes
Ecuador K001475442 Yes
Ecuador K001475443 Yes
Ecuador K001475444 Yes
Ecuador K001475445 Yes
Ecuador K001475446 Yes
Peru K001475447 Yes
Peru K001475448 Yes
Peru K001475449 Yes
Peru K001475450 Yes
Peru K001475451 Yes
Peru K001475452 Yes
Peru K001475453 Yes
Peru K001475454 Yes
Peru K001475455 Yes
Peru K001475456 Yes
Peru K001475457 Yes
Peru K001475458 Yes
Peru K001475459 Yes
Peru K001475460 Yes
Peru K001475461 Yes
Peru K001475462 Yes
Peru K001475463 Yes
Peru K001475464 Yes
Peru K001475465 Yes
Colombia K001475466 Yes
Glaziou [11932] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944322 Yes
Glaziou [11931] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944318 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14646] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944315 Yes
Glaziou [8650] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944320 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Machado, J.W.B.; Rocha, M. [5054] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944313 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13474] Bolivia Inga dumosa K:SPC-57565.000 No
Glaziou [10608] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944317 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Machado, J.W.B.; Rocha, M. [R5045V] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944312 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13471] Bolivia Inga dumosa K:SPC-57562.000 No
Vianna, M.C. [278] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944321 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Lawrence, A.; Salidas, M. [13474] Bolivia Inga dumosa K:SPC-62800.000 No
Glaziou [7609] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944316 Yes
Constantino, D. [7597] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944314 Yes
Glaziou, A. [12650] Brazil Inga dumosa K000944319 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Lawrence, A.; Salidas, M. [13471] Bolivia Inga dumosa K:SPC-62798.000 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

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    • 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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    • 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