Fabaceae
Inga

Inga ornata Kunth

First published in Mimoses: 46 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Peru. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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:

  • 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
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • 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.
  • 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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Lehmann, F.C. [779] Colombia K001343106 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Holton, I.F. [1004] Colombia K000328555 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Langlassé, E. [27] Colombia K000328554 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1996 von Sneidern, K [2285] Colombia K001343103 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Silverstone-Sopkin, P. [6518] Colombia K001343213 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lehmann, F.C. [5371] Colombia K001343107 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Triana, J. [s.n.] Colombia K001343109 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Cuatrecasas, J. [3167] Colombia K001343102 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Saldarriaga, O.A. [33] Colombia K001343104 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 André. E. [216] Colombia K000328557 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 André. E. [216] Colombia K000328556 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Triana, J. [4462] Colombia K001343105 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Lehmann, F.C. [5370] Colombia K001343108 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Wijninga, V.; Wolf, J. [547] Colombia K001343101 Yes
Dexter; et al [5962] Peru K001343666 No
Ramos, J.E.; Reina, C.; Reina, A. [3578] Colombia K001343211 Yes
Ramos, J.E.; Ramos, L.H.; Ramos, J.J. [2728] Colombia K001343212 Yes
Ramos, J.E.; Ramos, L.H.; Ramos, J.J. [2727] Colombia K001343210 Yes
Ramos, J.E.; Ramos, L.H. [2654] Colombia K001343209 Yes
Elgaard; Sanchez [7469] Ecuador K001343665 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [779], Colombia K001343106 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5371], Colombia K001343107 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [5370], Colombia K001343108 Yes
Triana, J. [s.n.], Colombia K001343109 Yes
Elgaard; Sanchez [7469], Ecuador K001343665 Yes
Colombia K001473390 Yes
Ecuador K001473393 Yes
Ecuador K001473394 Yes
Ecuador K001473395 Yes
Ecuador K001473396 Yes
Ecuador K001473397 Yes
Ecuador K001473398 Yes
Ecuador K001473399 Yes
Ecuador K001473400 Yes
Venezuela K001473401 Yes
Venezuela K001473402 Yes
Venezuela K001473403 Yes
Peru K001473404 Yes
Peru K001473405 Yes
Colombia K001473391 No
Colombia K001473392 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

  • 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