Inga coruscans
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
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Description
A tropical tree in the Fabaceae family that produces long seed pods. It grows easily from seeds, which germinate in 1-2 weeks with moisture and shade.
Edible Uses
The pulp inside the pod and the fruit aril are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
This uses section is brief — help expand it
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Andes, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, 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
Feuilleea coruscans (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) KuntzeInga caldasiana Britton & KillipInga klugii Standl. ex J. F. Macbr.Mimosa coruscans (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.
Also Known As
Churimo, Ebenban, Inga-da-varzea, Inga-de-varzea, Mimontan, Shimbillo
References (7)
- Galeano, G., 2000, Forest Use at the Pacific Coast of Choco, Colombia: A Quantitative Approach. Economic Botany, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 358-376 (Could be pig food!)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 320
- 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 438
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Lopez-Diago, D. & Garcia, N., 2021, Wild edible fruits of Colombia. Biota ColomBiana 22 (2) p 38
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- 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
