Fabaceae
Inga

Inga bourgoni (Aubl.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 434 (1825)
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 for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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:

  • 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.
  • 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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Callejas, R.; Fonnegra, R.; Roldan, F.J.; Arbelaez, A.L. [5780] Colombia K001343029 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Ribeiro, B.G.S. [2371] Brazil K000876241 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Ribeiro, B.G.S. [2371] Brazil K000876242 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Neto, A.G. [1578] Brazil K000091825 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Archer, W.A. [7898] Brazil K000876245 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5300] Brazil K000876234 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Amorim, A.M.; Sant'Ana, S.C.; Jardim, J.G.; Neto, A.G. [1578] Brazil K000091824 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Rabelo, B.V.; Nonato, R.; Belo, H.P. [2092] Brazil K000876237 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Forero, E.; Coelho, L.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5300] Brazil K000876235 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cid, C.A.; Nee, M.; Boise, J.; Lopes, E.A.; Oliveira, J.G.; Lima, R.P.; Coelho, J.A. [8879] Brazil K000876247 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Patmore, P.N.; Dufour, D.L. [77] Colombia K001343027 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Milliken, W.; Mota, C.D.A. [608] Brazil K000876240 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ducke, A. [16708] Brazil K000328327 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Klug, G. [3654] Peru K000328493 Type Yes
Mar 23, 1988 Milliken, W.; Bowles, S.; Latham, S. [440] Brazil K000876236 Yes
Jul 1, 1980 Archer, W.A. [8003] Brazil K000876238 Yes
Jul 1, 1980 Archer, W.A. [7898] Brazil K000876244 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12183] Brazil K000876246 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12476] Brazil K000876243 Yes
Rabelo, B.V.; Henner, J.; Rothschild, D.L.; Rosa, M. [3712] Brazil K000876239 Yes
Pipoly; Lall [8233] Guyana K001343510 Yes
Silveira, M.; Ramos, J.; Figueiredo, C.S.; Ruiz, R.C. [752] Brazil K000876248 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Grandes, C. [12500] Peru K:SPC-55774.000 No
Perea; et al [4032] Peru K001343512 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Lawrence, A.; Salidas, M. [13459] Bolivia K:SPC-59919.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13459] Bolivia K:SPC-57325.000 No
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [13458] Bolivia K:SPC-57556.000 No
Killeen [4022] Bolivia K001343511 Yes
Wurdack; Adderley [43642] Venezuela K001343513 Yes
Ribeiro [2371] Brazil K001343509 No
Van den Eyden; et al [670] Ecuador K001343514 Yes

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  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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

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

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