Inga vera subsp. affinis

Willd., (DC) T.D. Penn.

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Summary

Inga vera is a species of tropical tree in the family Fabaceae. It occurs in Central and South America, where it is known as churimo, guamo churimo, guamo arroyero and guamo macho.

Description

A tree. It grows 5-10 m high. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. The leaves are compound and have leaflets along the stalk. There are 4-5 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are hairy along the veins. The leaves ae lighter underneath. They are 4-14 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The fruit is an angled pod.

Edible Uses

The fleshy layer around the seeds is eaten fresh.

Traditional Uses

The fleshy layer around the seeds is eaten fresh.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Brazil in the rainforest near the Atlantic.

Where It Grows

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela,

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. The ripe fruit are gathered and the pods opened to release the seeds. Seeds will only store about 15 days. Fresh seed should be planted. They germinate in 3-5 days. Seedlings can be transplanted into the field in 3-4 months.

Production

Plants grow quickly.

Other Information

It is not a popular fruit.

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Synonyms

Inga uruguensis Hook & Arn.Inga affinis DC.Inga velloziana Mart.Inga arrabidae Steud.Inga acutifolia Benth.Inga meissneriana Miq.Inga soluta PittierInga arinensis HoehneInga spuria var. sordida Benth.Inga uruguensis var. parvifolia Chodat & Hassl.Mimosa umbellata Vell.Feuilleea meissneriana (Miq.) JuntzeFeuilleea affinis (DC.) KuntzeFeuilleea uruguensis (Hock. & Am.) Kuntze

Also Known As

Anga, Inga-banana, Inga-de-quatro-quinas, Inga-do-brejo, Ingazeiro, Inga

References (9)

Chizmar Fernandez, C., et al, 2009, Plantas comestibles de Centroamerica. Instituto de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica. p 193
Fouqué, A., 1972, Espèces fruitières d'Amérique tropicale. Institut français de recherches fruitierès outre-mer (As Inga uraguensis)
Leal, M. L. et al, 2018, Knowledge, use, and disuse of unconventional food plants. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:6
Leon, J., 1966, Central American and West Indian Species of Inga (Leguminosae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Vol. 53. No. 3, p. 274 (As Inga uraguensis)
Lorenzi, H., 2002, Brazilian Trees. A Guide to the Identification and Cultivation of Brazilian Native Trees. Vol. 01 Nova Odessa, SP, Instituto Plantarum p 194

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Lorenzi, H., Bacher, L., Lacerda, M. & Sartori, S., 2006, Brazilian Fruits & Cultivated Exotics. Sao Paulo, Instituto Plantarum de Estuados da Flora Ltda. p 147
NYBG herbarium "edible"
Pennington, T. D., 1997, The genus Inga, botany 716. Kew Books
Van den Eynden, V., et al, 2003, Wild Foods from South Ecuador. Economic Botany 57(4): 576-603