Fabaceae
Inga

Inga laevigata M.Martens & Galeotti

First published in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(2): 320 (1843)
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 used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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?
May 8, 2007 Haber, W. [11923] Costa Rica Inga leiocalycina K000654621 Yes
Apr 6, 2005 Mora, E.; Rojas, E. [1443] Costa Rica Inga leiocalycina K000654619 Yes
Apr 6, 2000 Mora, E.; Rojas, E. [1443] Costa Rica Inga leiocalycina K000654620 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Rabelo, B.V.; Cardoso, R. [3163] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876665 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Eggers, H. [15464] Ecuador Inga leiocalycina K000328525 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Eggers, H. [15464] Ecuador Inga leiocalycina K000328524 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Riedel [110] Guyana Inga leiocalycina K000328397 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Maciel, U.N.; Gama, R.G.T. [715] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876672 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Ruiz, J.; Melendez, W. [1362] Peru Inga leiocalycina K001475653 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Parker [s.n.] Guyana Inga leiocalycina K000328395 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8805] Honduras Inga leiocalycina K000082040 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Schomburgk [829 / 1391 B] Guyana Inga leiocalycina K000328396 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, R.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5941] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876670 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Cid Ferreira, C.A. [8079] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876673 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Berg, C.C.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Lima, J.F. [P18440] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876674 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Atchley, A.A.; Steward, W.C.; Woolcott, D.B.; Coelho, D.F.; Monteiro, O.P.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Ramos, J.F. [13707] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876668 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58972] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876669 Yes
Apr 2, 1917 Pennington R; et al [137], Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K001343490 Yes
Amaral, I.L.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Guedes, J.; Lima, J. [449] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876675 Yes
Pennington R; et al [137] Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K001343490 Yes
Palacios; Rodríguez, A. [129] Colombia Inga leiocalycina K001343216 Yes
Ortiz; Montesdeoca [22] Ecuador Inga leiocalycina K001343493 Yes
Pennington; et al [13658] Costa Rica Inga leiocalycina K001343484 Yes
Poncy, O.; Munzinger, J. [1632] French Guiana Inga leiocalycina K001560281 Yes
Cooper [492] Panama Inga leiocalycina K001343492 Yes
Schomburgk [829 / 1391 B] Guyana Inga leiocalycina K000328398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maguire; et al [53802] Venezuela Inga leiocalycina K001343491 Yes
Dexter; et al [6801] Peru Inga leiocalycina K001343494 Yes
Lanjouw [912] Suriname Inga leiocalycina K001343488 No
Rodríguez [9143] Costa Rica Inga leiocalycina K001343483 Yes
da Silva Costa; et al [574] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K001343489 No
Marshall; et al [1988] Guatemala Inga leiocalycina K001343485 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6607] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876666 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs; et al [5482] Guyana Inga leiocalycina K001343487 No
Jansen-Jacobs; et al [3003] French Guiana Inga leiocalycina K001343486 No
Krukoff, B.A. [6607] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876667 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Rowe, E.C.; et al. [137] Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K:SPC-54758.000 No
Sobel, G.L.; Strudwick, J.; Anderson, A.B.; Silva, M.G.; Baia, R.P.; Rosario, C. [4898] Brazil Inga leiocalycina K000876671 Yes
Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K001475647 Yes
Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K001475648 Yes
Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K001475649 Yes
Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K001475650 Yes
Bolivia Inga leiocalycina K001475651 Yes
Peru Inga leiocalycina K001475652 Yes
Ruiz, J.; Melendez, W. [1362], Peru Inga leiocalycina K001475653 Yes
Peru Inga leiocalycina K001475654 Yes
Peru Inga leiocalycina K001475655 Yes
Peru Inga leiocalycina K001475656 Yes

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

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

  • 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

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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