Inga cf saltensis
Fabaceae Edible: Fruit
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Ignacio Barrientos
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Ignacio Barrientos
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical tree in the Fabaceae family with long pod fruits. It grows easily from seeds, which germinate within 1-2 weeks in moist, shaded conditions.
Edible Uses
The fruit pods are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, South America,
Cultivation
Plants grow easily from seeds. Seeds germinate in 1-2 weeks given moisture and shade.
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
References (1)
- Carretero, A. L., 2005, Useful Plants and traditional knowledge in the Tucumano-Boliviano Forest. M. Sc. Thesis Institute of Biological Science University of Aarhus, Denmark p 54
