Inga chartacea
Poeppig & Endl.
Nea bene
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Description
A tropical tree of the legume family found in Colombia from sea level to 1,000 m elevation, bearing long seed pods with edible white seed coats and pod pulp.
Edible Uses
The white seed coat and pod pulp are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The white seed coat is eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. In Colombia it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Cultivation
Plants grow easily from seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Chimicua, Inga-seca, Mimontan, Mimontawe, Rosca paca, Weibawe
References (8)
- Daly, D. C., An Index of Common Names of Plants in Acre, Brazil. New York Botanical Garden Universidade Federal do Acre.
- Etkin, N. L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 156
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 319
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 437
- Kew Plants of the World On line
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- Philips, O., 1992, The potential for harvesting fruits in tropical rainforests: new data from Amazonian Peru. Biodiversity and Conservation 2, 18-38
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 343
